What are the most common forms of carcinomatosis?

What are the most common forms of carcinomatosis?

There are three common forms of carcinomatosis that affect different parts of your body in different ways. Those forms are:

• Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. This condition has been linked to breast cancer, kidney cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer and some types of skin cancer. These are original cancers that spread to the membranes that cover your brain and spinal cord.
• Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis. This condition means cancer that started in your breast, lungs or stomach has spread to the lymphatic system in your lungs.
• Peritoneal carcinomatosis. This condition can be linked to several original cancers that spread to the lining of your abdomen. These cancers are pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, gall bladder cancer, cancer of your appendix, ovarian cancer (sometimes called peritoneal carcinomatosis ovarian cancer) and rectal cancer.