It then spreads cancerous cells to the abdominal cavity lining (the peritoneum). These cancerous cells produce mucus. The mucus collects in the tummy (abdomen) as a jelly like fluid called mucin. PMP ...

The main treatments for pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) are surgery and chemotherapy. Your treatment depends on the size of the cancer and your general health. You might not start treatment straight away ...

We wrap this with ROS tools and interfaces to the navigation stack to allow for use of this layer in standard ROS configurations. It is certainly possible to utilize this package without ...

These include hydrochloric acid, which maintains the pH of the stomach between 1.5 to 2.0. The stomach has three muscular layers that churn and mix its contents. These processes turn the food into ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) but follows an unusual pathway ...

The anatomical neck is between the humeral head and the greater and lesser tubercles. Children have a growth plate—a layer of soft cartilage—on this part of the humerus. When the growth plate closes, ...

Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean they're either not preserved or hard to find.

A news outlet linked to Gaza’s rulers wound up with egg on its face Friday after using a photo of an American actress from the television series “Grey’s Anatomy” in a post about a female ...

In the summer and winter, the lakes separate into distinct temperature layers: warmer at the surface in summer and colder in winter. It's why ice forms at the surface during winter and doesn't sink.

Ellen Pompeo is revealing the exact moment her daughter prescribed herself a break from her mom’s hit medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Twenty years ago, we were introduced to the hallowed halls of ...