Mesothelioma Research
The symptoms of mesothelioma take much time to develop, which is a main reason for the high rate of lethality. The symptoms include respiratory distress, shortness of breath and pain in the chest or abdominal cavity. Chest pain indicate that the disease worsens the nerve cells in the tissues, and has reached a stage seriously. Less severe chest complaints and breathlessness are usually by the accumulation of fluid between the two layers of the pleura.
Mesothelioma the abdomen, the symptoms of abdominal pain, and the dent. Other symptoms include cough, fatigue and unexplained weight loss.
Because pain in the chest, shortness of breath and abdominal pain are symptoms of diseases, tests necessary to the cause. These tests are depending on the symptoms and possibly with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and a chest or abdominal X-ray radiation If abnormalities are seen, a tomodensitogramme or an MRI. These tests allow the size, location and extent of a possible tumor.
Fine-needle aspiration may also be given. In this procedure, a fine needle for the removal of a small sample of fluid in the lungs or the stomach for the examination. A biopsy is also thoracoscopie or with a video-assisted steering thoracoscopie (VAT), or through a pipe laparoscopy. Here is a tube-like instrument is inserted through a small incision is a view of the tumor and includes a sample of tissue. A bronchoscopy, or a médiastinoscopie can also be done. This allows the physician to other masses of tumors in the lung or take samples of the lymphatic tissue.