How To Recognize The Main Symptoms of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

November 13, 2017
malignant pleural mesothelioma



Mesothelioma Pleura

Do you know many different types of diseases that exist in this hemisphere that can keep the salvation of our souls? Many of us do not exist, there are millions of cells of disease in our bodies that we realize and that we realize. So of us need to maintain our physical stability by way of a healthy lifestyle, eat and sleep regularly and exercise to avoid disease. Need for prevention and treatment early, one of which is Pleural Mesothelioma.

Pleural Mesothelioma is malignant cancer that many suffered by the community and can develop in the lining of the lungs called pleura. This is the most common type of mesothelioma. formed in the pleura, the soft tissue that surrounds the lungs. This type of disease is caused by the presence of asbestos exposure directly.

The main symptoms of Pleural Mesothelioma


Many of the symptoms can be felt directly for the sufferer, among them:
  • Pain in the chest cavity
  • Difficult swallowing (Dysphagia)
  • A dry cough or raspy
  • coughing up blood (hemoptysis)
  • Shortness of breath (dyspnea)


This disease usually occurs in the elderly are susceptible to the disease, usually occurs through respiratory transmission caused by asbestos. Then it can attack the immune system, In a long period of fiber trapped irritate the pleural membrane, which causes chronic inflammation and abdominal tissue.

The trapped fibers cause pleural mesothelioma that can trigger the genetic changes in the cells that make up the pleura. Cancer cells grow rapidly and uncontrollably, forming tumors that surround the lungs. About 80 percent of people diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma are elderly men, especially since most asbestos exposure occurs in common industrial workers by men.

Asbestos fibers can cause excess fluids to build between two pleural layers, a condition called pleural effusion. While a small fluid in your pleural cavity is important, too much can make breathing difficult. The extra fluid puts pressure on the lungs, causing worsening chest pain when you cough or take a deep breath.



Complications of a tumor are largely responsible for the symptoms, among others:


  • Persistent dry cough or raspy
  • Coughing up blood (hemoptysis)
  • Shortness of breath (dyspnea)
  • Pain in the lower back or rib area
  • Painful breathing
  • A lump under the skin on the chest
  • Difficulty with swallowing (Dysphagia)
  • Night sweats or fever
  • Weight loss unexplained
  • Fatigue


This disease is very difficult to diagnose

This becomes a challenge for doctors to differentiate between pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer. While doctors may suspect mesothelioma based on patient symptoms, history of asbestos exposure and irregular imaging of scanned results, these signs are not sufficient to confirm the diagnosis.

Mesothelioma usually affects both layers of the pleura. Cancer is generally formed in one layer of the pleura and quickly attacks other pleural layers, diaphragms, chest wall or lungs. If cancer reaches the nearest gland called lymph nodes, it can metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body.

Check with your doctor if you experience symptoms like, consult your doctor. Usually, patients with epithelial mesothelioma respond best to treatment and usually live at least one year. Other subtypes such as biphasic sarcomatoid and mesothelioma have a worse survival rate, usually around six or eight months.



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