Having to do with the parietal peritoneum (the tissue that lines the abdominal wall and pelvic cavity) and visceral peritoneum (the tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdomen, including the intestines). Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=P
Of the peritoneum. So, peritoneal cancer is cancer of the sheet of body tissue (the peritoneum) that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the organs inside it. Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20753