Malignant mesothelioma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the chest or abdomen. Malignant Mesothelioma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the chest (the thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs) or peritoneum (the thin layer of tissue lining the abdomen and covers most of the organs of the abdominal cavity). This summary is about malignant mesotheliomaPleura.
Anatomy of the airways of the trachea and lungs and their lobes and airways. Lymph nodes and the diaphragm are shown. The oxygen in the lungs and flows through the thin membranes of the alveoli and breathed in the blood
As exposure to asbestos can affect the risk of malignant mesothelioma.
Many patients with malignant mesothelioma have worked, or in places where they are inhaled or swallowed asbestos lived.Having been exposed to asbestos, it usually takes a long time to check for malignant mesothelioma. Other risk factors for malignant mesothelioma are:
Living with a person in the vicinity of asbestos work. Ausgesetzt be to a particular virus. Possible signs of malignant mesothelioma include shortness of breath and pain under the ribs.
Sometimes the cancer causes fluid to collect around the lung or the abdomen. These symptoms may be caused byFluid or malignant mesothelioma. Other conditions can cause the same symptoms. A doctor should be consulted if any of the following problems:
Difficulty breathing.
Pain under the rib cage.
Pain or swelling in the abdomen.
Lump in the abdomen.
Weight loss for no apparent reason.
Tests that examine the inside of the chest and abdomen to detect (find) and diagnose malignant mesothelioma.
Sometimes it is difficult to understand the differencebetween malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer, but there are tests conducted tohelp decide this.
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