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carcinomatosis

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carcinomatosis /car·ci·no·ma·to·sis/ (kahr″sĭ-no-mah-to´sis) the condition of widespread dissemination of cancer throughout the body.
car·ci·no·ma·to·sis (kärs-nm-tss)
n.
A pathological condition characterized by the presence of carcinomas that have metastasized to many parts of the body.
carcinomatosis.
See carcinosis.
carcinomatosis [kahr″sĭ-no″mah-to´sis]
the condition of widespread dissemination of cancer throughout the body.
carcinomatosis
the condition of widespread dissemination of cancer throughout the body. Sometimes used to refer to widespread neoplastic involvement of an organ, e.g. abdominal carcinomatosis.
carcinomatosis
Carcinosis Oncology An end-stage condition characterized by disseminated, fulminant extension of metastatic CA. See Metastatic carcinoma.
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