a condition characterized by widespread dissemination of carcinomas or by a carcinoma that affects a large area
Also called: carcinosis (ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊsɪs)
Examples of 'carcinosis' in a sentence
carcinosis
During surgery peritoneal carcinosis, a pancreatic mass and multiple abdominal lesions were found.
Mariacristina Di Marco, Silvia Vecchiarelli, Marina Macchini, Raffaele Pezzilli, DonatellaSantini, Riccardo Casadei, Lucia Calculli, Sokol Sina, Riccardo Panzacchi, ClaudioRicci, Elisa Grassi, Francesco Minni, Guido Biasco 2012, 'Preoperative Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin in a Patient with Ovarian Metastasis fromPancreatic Cystadenocarcinoma', Case Reports in Gastroenterologyhttp://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/341513. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)