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Carcinomatosis

Carcinosis, or carcinomatosis, is disseminated cancer, forms of metastasis, whether used generally or in specific patterns of spread. Usage Carcinomatosis is often restricted to tumors of epithelial origin, adenocarcinomas, while sarcomatosis describes the dissemination of tumors of mesenchymal origin, sarcomas. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Subtypes
Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
May Cause
Basilar cistern intense enhancement
Diffuse peritoneal thickening
Generalized osteopenia or osteolysis of the jaws
Generalized osteoporosis
Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis
Multiple fractures
Spinal osteopenia
Vertical trabeculation of vertebral body
Widespread areas of bone destruction
Widespread cortical bone thinning
Widespread demineralization with coarse trabeculation
Widespread metastatic disease
May Be Caused by
Carcinoma
Subtypes
Lymphangitic carcinomatosis
May Cause
Basilar cistern intense enhancement
Diffuse peritoneal thickening
Generalized osteopenia or osteolysis of the jaws
Generalized osteoporosis
Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis
Multiple fractures
Spinal osteopenia
Vertical trabeculation of vertebral body
Widespread areas of bone destruction
Widespread cortical bone thinning
Widespread demineralization with coarse trabeculation
Widespread metastatic disease
May Be Caused by
Carcinoma


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