Inicio/Peritoneal washingArticulo de referenciaPeritoneal washingMicrograph of peritoneal washing (benign mesothelial cells ) Peritoneal washing is a procedure used to look for malignant cells , i.e. cancer , in the peritoneum . Peritoneal wa...Hispanopedia WikiContenido en espanolLectura gratuitaMicrograph of peritoneal washing (benign mesothelial cells)Peritoneal washing is a procedure used to look for malignantcells, i.e. cancer, in the peritoneum.Peritoneal washes are routinely done to stage abdominal and pelvic tumours,[1] e.g. ovarian cancer.See alsoPeritoneal lavageAdditional imagesBenign mesotheliumSerous carcinomaReferencesāFadare, O.; Mariappan, MR.; Wang, S.; Hileeto, D.; McAlpine, J.; Rimm, DL. (Jun 2004). "The histologic subtype of ovarian tumors affects the detection rate by pelvic washings". Cancer. 102 (3): 150ā6. doi:10.1002/cncr.20239. PMID 15211473.External linksPeritoneal washingCategory: PathologyHidden categories: Articles with short descriptionShort description matches Wikidata