Now here is
something REALLY depressing. The peritoneum is a layer of epithelial cells
(think skin) that lines most of your innards.
It acts as a conduit for all sorts of essential things, such as blood
vessels, but it also lets cancer cells explore around and find some lethal
place to roost. Cancer can originate in
the peritoneum, but more often (I think) originates elsewhere (think fallopian
tubes), then uses the peritoneum to metastasize. The biology here is well beyond my pay grade. Take a crack at it yourself.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/peritoneal-carcinomatosis-ovarian-cancer
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