Mesothelioma and its related information in general

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is caused by the contact of asbestos fiber. In our chest cavity, surrounding lungs and chest, and surrounding abdomen in abdominal cavity a lining is found, termed as mesothelium and the name of this cancerous disease is originated from here because this type of cancer affects this region first. In the very first stage, this type of cancer is detected in the shape of a malignant tumor and cancerous in type. Malignant Mesothelioma is also known as meso. Mesothelioma is mainly of two types: pleural Mesothelioma and peritoneal Mesothelioma.

The lining mesothelium, surrounding chest and lungs, is called pleura and when cancer is found in the lining of this region is termed as pleural Mesothelioma. When the abdominal mesothelium is affected by cancer, it is known as peritoneal Mesothelioma. The abnormal cell division of the mesothelium is the main point of detection for this type of cancer and as it is an aggressive form of cancer, the earliest detection is the only way to prevent spreading it in other allied organs. The way to detect this type of cancer is analyzing the symptoms.

In pleural Mesothelioma, the asbestos fibers create passageways in lungs and thus create abnormal cell division caused by some unknown chemical reaction. So, in this case hoarseness of voice, difficulty in swallowing of any food or drinks or bad and long sustaining cough with oozing of blood from throat are the main symptoms, whereas in peritoneal Mesothelioma the main symptoms are nausea, weight loss, edema of feet and obstruction for bowel. Sometimes prolong anemia may be the symptom for the peritoneal Mesothelioma.

For the diagnosis of this type of disease, chest x-ray is done or CT scan or MRI is preferred by the doctors. Pleural Mesothelioma is well detected by thorasoscopy, and peritoneal Mesothelioma is well detected by peritoneoscopy. If any abnormality in the cell wall of mesothelium is found by these methods, finally biopsy detects the presence of malignancy and the effect of carcinoma.