Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Understanding mesothelioma and its types

A cancer caused by direct or indirect asbestos mesothelioma is caused. It is characterized by the formation of cancer tumors on mesothelium membrane of is made up of mesothelial protects cells and internal body organs. Mesothelioma of this protective lining damage caused by the formation of cancer cells and ultimate death of this person. Once these cells to mesothelium produce, start you to quickly take the form of cancer tumors. This disease will show your symptoms to lately when it almost impossible to save lives of doctors of the patient.

Types of mesothelioma

Mesothelioma occur in three forms including:

1 Pleural mesothelioma
2 Peritoneal mesothelioma
3 - Pericardial mesothelioma

1 Pleural mesothelioma

In this type of cancer the protective lining around chest cavity (including the lungs) calls pleura due to the spread of cancer cells, called damaged. It is the most common type of mesothelioma. Its symptoms are persistent dry cough, shortness of breath, coughing up blood (haemoptysis cases) and night sweats, etc.

2 Peritoneal mesothelioma

In this type of mesothelioma, the formation of cancer cells is affected the protective lining around abdominal cavity. This protective cover is called peritoneum. Its symptoms are abdominal pain, unusual weight loss, nausea, fatigue and anemia etc.. It is diagnosed 10% to 20% of all mesothelioma cases until today.

3 - Pericardial mesothelioma

Pericardial mesothelioma gets damaged the pericardium that protects our hearts by cancer fast cell proliferation. But it's the rare form of mesothelioma and breaks extreme threat to life of the person when compared to other types of mesothelioma diagnosed until today, but it accounts for only 6% of the total number of cases cancer. Its similar to symptom with the other heart disease so it is very difficult to correctly diagnose and timely.


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