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Early detection remains the key focal point because the more ovarian cancer has spread, the poorer the chance for survival past a few years. As women and practitioners become more aware of the vague early warning signs, and seek out more accurate ...
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Staging involves examining any tissue samples that have been taken from the ovary, nearby lymph nodes, as well as from any nearby organs or structures where metastasis was suspected. This may include the diaphragm, lungs, stomach, intestines and o...
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Because ovarian cancer is not usually diagnosed until it is in an advanced stage, it is the most deadly of all the female cancers of the reproductive organs. Only 46% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will survive past five years.
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Because ovarian cancer is not usually diagnosed until it is in an advanced stage, it is the most deadly of all the female cancers of the reproductive organs. As of 2000, only 46% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will survive past five years.
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Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.Whether or not cancer cells metastasize(spread to) to other parts of the body depe...
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Metastasis can refer either to the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, or to the condition produced by this spread. The English word metastasis(plural, metastases) comes from a Greek word that means"a change."
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Ascites is excess fluid in the space between the tissues lining the abdomen and abdominal organs(the peritoneal cavity).A person with ascites usually has severe liver disease. Ascites is caused by high pressure in the blood vessels of the liver(po...
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Ascites is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen.Rapidly developing(acute) ascites can occur as a complication of trauma, perforated ulcer, appendicitis, or inflammation of the colon or other tube-shaped organ(diverticulitis). This cond...
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Ascites is defined as an excessive amount of fluid built up within the peritoneal cavity. Both the abdominal organs and the abdomen itself are lined with membranes called the peritoneum.
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Intestinal obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of the bowel that results in the failure of the intestinal contents to pass through.Paralytic ileus; Intestinal volvulus; Bowel obstruction; Ileus; Pseudo-obstruction- intestinal; Colonic il...
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Intestinal obstructions are a partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine, resulting in failure of the contents of the intestine to pass through the bowel normally.Intestinal obstructions can occur in children as a result of conge...
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Intestinal obstruction is the partial or complete mechanical or nonmechanical blockage of the small or large intestine.There are two types of intestinal obstructions—mechanical and nonmechanical. Mechanical obstructions occur because the bow...
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An intestinal obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of the small or large intestine. Surgery is sometimes necessary to relieve the obstruction.The small intestine is composed of three major sections: the duodenum just below the stomach; th...
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