Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which affects the peritoneum of the human abdominal cavity. However, depending upon the location of the cancerous tumours (pleura or peritoneum) the symptoms vary.

There are different treatments available for the malignant peritoneal Mesothelioma, depending upon the state of its diagnosis. Physicians and researchers are constantly working to improve upon the existing treatments. There is no established method in determining the stage of the cancer so a TNM system is used.

Symptoms of the cancer include nausea and vomiting, weight loss, fever, bowel obstruction, loss of appetite and general pain in the stomach area. Thus, the three main forms of Mesothelioma are pleural, peritoneal and pericardial. Peritoneal affects the lining that guards the abdomen's insides, and which also gives a lubricating fluid that facilitates the smooth movement and functioning of the organs.

Peritoneal and, less commonly, Pericardial, are not as common as the pleural type, but just as deadly. Specific types of treatment for peritoneal include:

1-Surgery

2-Radiation Therapy

3-Chemotherapy

Peritoneal causes many deaths each year. Other symptoms may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anaemia, and fever.

A person with malignant peritoneal may be diagnosed because of complaints such as an abdominal lump or swelling, unexplained weight loss, fever, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, and constipation caused by bowel obstruction. Similarly, symptoms of peritoneal Mesothelioma, such as nausea, vomiting and appetite loss, may be seen in a number of abdominal and systemic conditions.

In around 1980 asbestos was determined to cause several life-threatening asbestos exposure-related diseases (asbestosis, lung cancer, pleural and peritoneal Mesothelioma). Those suffering from peritoneal Mesothelioma are mostly elderly men who worked amongst asbestos decades ago when workers were not protected from asbestos dust.

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