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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Peritoneal Mesothelioma is not as common as pleural cancer Mesothelioma.It is from the lining of the abdominal cavity.The latency period for this type of disease is 20 to 30 years after exposure rather than the 30 to 40 years for pleural mesothelioma.

Symptoms

Symptoms of this disease is for the abdominal mass, increased abdominal growth, the process of the stomach, fever and weight loss.Some patient complained of more specific symptoms for several months before the diagnosis is confirmed.

Diagnosis

CT findings can help us distinguish between two types of clinical peritoneal mesothelioma since they appear very different on the imaging.If fluid, can be removed in a procedure called analysis paracentesis.Fluid difficult to get desired results.So, a network biopsy akan placable important in the definitive analysis is not correct disease.There available staging system for peritoneal mesothelioma, and if
disease that gradually made in accordance with the TNM system, the most common staging system.

Treatment

Treatment for peritoneal mesothelioma, surgery can not only effective.In the last few years, multimodality treatment has become popular among a certain number of operations involving population.Cytoeductive remove all or almost all look Tumors and if necessary, with the help of doctors, intraperitoneal chemotherapy or radiation can performed.The long-term life of the patient depends on the completeness cytoeduction.

Full Cytoeduction:

CC-1 Nodules of less than 2.5 cm after cytoeduction progress. Nodules is penetrable by intracavitary chemothetrapy.So be called as one of the most complete.
Full Cytoeduction:

CC-2 Nodules persist after cytoeduction between 2.5 and 5 cm. If the patient has a disease area, where the operation is not effective, palliation of symptoms may be done by debulking.

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