February 4th, 2010
Introduction
Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a rare tumor, may be linked to chronic peritoneal irritants. An association with periodic disease is exceptional.
Exegesis
A 60 year old man is suffering from periodic disease for 30 years marked by acute febrile abdominal sensitive to colchicine. From 1988 to 1995, seizures are accompanied by ascites increasingly abundant, last 2 to 4 weeks but remain sensitive to colchicine. In 1995, another push comes to weight loss and food intolerance. They discovered a mass with peritoneal biopsy (laparotomy) allows the diagnosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. The disadvantage is rapidly evolving.
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February 3rd, 2010
The most frequent symptoms include weight loss, abdominal pain and bloating, and intestinal obstruction. If the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, some other common symptoms include difficulty swallowing, swelling of face or neck, blood clotting problems, anemia and fever.
Also, the diagnosis can be difficult due to the nonspecific nature of the symptoms of mesothelioma, symptoms that often seem far less serious diseases.
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February 2nd, 2010
There are 5 types of mesothelioma, of which only one is benign, among them we find:
Benign Mesothelioma:
The benign form of mesothelioma is commonly develops in the pleura. This is the only form of mesothelioma which healing and recovery is favorable.
Testicular Mesothelioma:
This is the rarest type of malignant mesothelioma, to date, there have been fewer than 100 reported cases. Testicular mesothelioma develops in the tunica vaginalis of the testes.
Peritoneal Mesothelioma:
This is one that develops in the tissue of the abdominal cavity, known as the peritoneal membrane. Approximately 30% of mesotheliomas are present in patients of this type.
Pericardium Mesothelioma:
This type of mesothelioma develops in the heart tissue, known as the pericardium.
Pleural Mesothelioma:
This type of mesothelioma develops in the tissue of the lungs, known as the pleura. It is the most common form of malignant mesothelioma, about 80 percent of cases are pleural in origin.
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February 1st, 2010
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a type of mesothelioma affects the peritoneal region of the body. The membrane abdominal mesothelium is called the peritoneum. Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a very small number of all cases of mesothelioma about 30%. We think that patients suffering from this form of mesothelioma have been exposed to asbestos at some point in the past.
The exposure period required for the necessary peritoneal mesothelioma to develop is unknown. Common symptoms include swelling in the region of the abdomen, abdominal pain, weight loss, lumps in the region of the abdomen, anemia and obstruction of small and or large intestine. Peritoneal mesothelioma patients are generally considered beyond cure.
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January 30th, 2010
Diffuse Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a rare disease. There is no epidemiological evidence about the cause except a small percentage of patients who are associated exposure to asbestos. There is no predominance in sex, age or race. Not a member no genetic association, dietary preference or geographical distribution. Usually occurs sporadically without family distribution.
Mesothelioma is unusual and may have a wide spectrum with different biological aggressiveness. The cystic variant can cause repeated episodes of abdominal pain but usually does not cause death of the patient. By contrast, the most aggressive forms may present in mesenteric lymph node metastases at the time of diagnosis. The number of mitosis, cell morphology and histological types determine the aggressiveness of the disease. But you can expect different types or levels of tumor mestotelial in the same patient.
Clinically, the diffuse dissemination of malignant mesothelial cells determines a copious production of liquid, so that all patients with peritoneal mesothelioma present with large amount of ascites at initial diagnosis.
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