Diagnosaurus
Malignant ascites
Etiology
- Peritoneal carcinomatosis: adenocarcinoma of ovary, uterus, pancreas, stomach, colon, lung, breast
- Hepatocellular carcinoma causing lymphatic obstruction or portal hypertension
- Diffuse hepatic metastases
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Malignant Ascites." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114462/all/Malignant_ascites.
Zeiger RFR. Malignant ascites. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114462/all/Malignant_ascites. Accessed April 22, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Malignant ascites. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114462/all/Malignant_ascites
Zeiger RFR. Malignant Ascites [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 April 22]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114462/all/Malignant_ascites.
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