what is peritoneum cancer
Peritoneal Cancer Survival Rate. Primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is a very rare cancer that affects a very particular part of the body. In your abdomen, covering all the organs located there, lubricating them so they can move around and acting as a conduit for blood, lymphatic vessels and nerves is a very thin membrane known as the peritoneum. When cancer develops in the cells of this membrane, it is known as primary peritoneal cancer. because it affects a surface of the body, it is designated as a carcinoma. Symptoms of Primary Peritoneal Cancer