Symptoms and Signs of Peritoneal Cancer
Symptoms of peritoneal cancers are often vague and include:
- Pain in abdomen
- Distention of abdomen – due to accumulation of excess fluid within the peritoneal cavity, a condition called ascitis.
- Nausea, vomiting, constipation
- Feeling of a mass
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Symptoms of intestinal obstruction such as cramps, nausea, vomiting and constipation
Specific symptoms and signs of some of the types of peritoneal cancers include:
- Patients of Peritoneal Malignant Mesothelioma may show an increase in the number of platelets and clotting abnormalities on laboratory testing
- Patients with Cystic Mesothelioma may experience urinary urgency and pain during intercourse since the tumor is located lower down in the pelvis
- Patients with Desmoplastic small round cell tumor may experience difficulty in swallowing, jaundice, vomiting of blood and passing blood in urine.
