Why can the omentum be removed in a persons abdomen?
If surgery is done to cure the cancer, the lymph nodes and some of the fatty tissue (omentum) around the stomach are removed as well. If the cancer has spread beyond the stomach to the spleen, it will be removed too. Many surgeons believe that the chances of a cure are better if all of the lymph nodes near the stomach are removed. But it usually takes a skilled surgeon with experience in operating on stomach cancer to do this. It is important to ask your surgeon about his or her experience in operating on stomach cancer. Clues To Prevent Spread Of Ovarian Cancer Mar 19, 2008 By inhibiting MMP-2 activity early in the disease course, Lengyel and colleagues were able to prevent injected ovarian cancer cells from attaching to their target tissues in the peritoneum and omentum. This reduced the growth of new tumors by 68 percent, when measured four weeks after treatment.
