Types of Mesothelioma Share

About Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a disease known to affect people who normally have high exposure to asbestos. It is a form of a tumor that affects the stomach and other abdominal parts of the body, especially the mesothelial cells that are present in an organism. The treatment of this disease depends on early diagnosis and the stage where the patient is at present. Therefore, appropriate treatment can be offered are surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Types of Mesothelioma

There are mainly three types of mesothelioma, which can affect the human body, pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma and pericardial mesothelioma.

Pleural mesothelioma

It is the most common type that occurs at a rapid pace. These results in mesothelial cells divide abnormally and spread to surrounding areas of malignancy, resulting in complications to other organs in cases of pleural mesothelioma body. In is not cancerous, and malignant, it can be removed surgically, and are less risky. While in the case where it is smart, he gets very serious and tends to shorten life expectancy of the patient.

In such cases, the liquid is caused due to tumor pleura. As Pleural thickening begins reduced lung capacity and do not correct Breathing. This will result in a patient with pleural mesothelioma is difficult

Breathe normally. When the tumor begins to spread outward from the chest wall and ribs, the patient also experience chest pains.

In addition, it also presents some general symptoms such as cough, fever, fatigue, unexplained weight loss, and anorexia. Treatment of pleural mesothelioma is a bit 'complex and difficult to implement than others.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma

It is the second most common type of mesothelioma in humans. This usually happens when the patient is exposed to asbestos, known to affect the membrane of the peritoneum. Patients with this tumor type with most of the same symptoms as those suffering from pleural mesothelioma. The symptoms are characterized by abdominal pain and swelling of the mouth, results of weight loss in the accumulation of fluid develop around the peritoneum.

The presence of peritoneal mesothelioma may be determined by biopsy, although X-rays and CT scans may be useful in initial diagnosis. In addition, microscopic analysis is done using specialized stains. The treatment can be given at this stage of diagnosis of a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery to reduce the prevalence of this tumor.

Pericardial Mesothelioma

This type of mesothelioma is less common among all types of mesothelioma affects people. As its name suggests it causes tumors in the pericardial sac, forming a lining for cardiac symptoms are accompanied by chest pain, chronic coughing and an accumulation of fluid around the heart, palipitations with similar symptoms as described in d other types of mesothelioma.

Compared with other types of mesothelioma, which is less dangerous to life if diagnosed in time for adequate surgery.

The treatments are usually used Mesothelioma

- Chemotherapy

- Radiotherapy

- Surgery

Some new therapies used to treat mesothelioma

- Gene therapy.

- Immunotherapy.

- Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT)

- No chemotherapy drugs such as Avastin and take heed.

Mesothelioma is a serious and life threatning disease and early diagnosis can prevent the disorder, which can harm the patient. Advanced medical studies have been made to find a better way to improve this terrible disease. The new drugs are tested and developed, and perhaps the next year, hopefully, be an effective treatment for mesothelioma successfully created.