Mesothelioma Disease: Definition, Kinds, and Symptoms

Definition
Mesothelioma is a kind of rare cancer that can be found in a thin layer inside the human body (mesothelium). Medics classified mesothelioma disease into several types based on the location where the mesothelioma lung cancer is found. The classification of mesothelioma cancer is below:

1. Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma.
This kind of Mesothelioma is commonly found in the tissue inside the human body that covers the lung and surrounding organs.

2. Peritoneal Mesothelioma.
Peritoneal Mesothelioma is usually found in the tissue inside the human body that covers some organs near the abdomen.

3. Pericardial Mesothelioma.
Another kind of Mesothelioma cancer, this one is commonly found in the tissue around the heart.

4. Mesothelioma of the Tunica Vaginalis.
A rare mesothelioma cancer that is found around the testicular.

Symptoms of Mesothelioma Cancer
Symptoms of Mesothelioma Cancer are detected with the malfunction of the nearest organs where the cancer grows up.

Symptoms of Pleural Mesothelioma:
• Short of breath
• Pain when breathing
• Pain when coughing
• Pain in the bottom of the rib cage
• Unusual lump on the chest under the skin
• Lost of weight suddenly
• Tuberculosis

Peritoneal mesothelioma, signs and symptoms include:
• Pain around the abdomen
• Swelling in the abdomen
• Changes in bowel movements, such as becoming more frequently experience diarrhea or constipation
• A lump in the abdomen area networks
• Lost weight suddenly

Other forms of mesothelioma
Signs and symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma and Tunica vaginalis unclear. There is no detailed information on this point. Pericardial mesothelioma have signs and symptoms that can be difficult breathing or chest pain. Meanwhile Mesothelioma of the Tunica vaginalis can be detected first by the increased in the testicles.

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