Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that was diagnosed with the extremely difficult. While the main risk factors that can lead to mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. Since the period between early exposure and an accurate diagnosis ranges from 20-50 years. Mesothelioma takes a long time to develop. Therefore, the symptoms caused by the disease do not usually appear until the disease has progressed to the next stage.
The early symptoms of mesothelioma is almost similar to other common diseases, making it hard to guess. As a result, symptoms such as cough, fatigue, muscle weakness, and fever are often overlooked. In the meantime, the patient can be terdiagnosa after six months, it is common for patients to be diagnosed after 2-3 months of symptom onset.
Symptoms of pleural mesothelioma
Pleural mesothelioma is a type of mesothelioma that is derived from the two layers that form the lining of the chest cavity and lungs (the pleura), which is most often caused by a tumor that forms in the lining. From time to time, after inhaled asbestos, this tumor is formed. When inhaled, asbestos fibers they create their own path through the bronchi or trachea and finally to penetrate the layers of the pleura which can then damage the mesothelial cells and DNA from causing uncontrolled cell growth, which leads to the following symptoms:
About 60% of patients diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma have reported that they experience chest pain in the side or lower back. There are also a few cases which occur as often experienced shortness of breath. Some people may experience continuous cough, difficulty swallowing, fever, fatigue, or weight loss. Other symptoms include loss of sensory ability, muscle weakness, facial and arm experienced swelling, coughing blood, sputum removing either or sounds become hoarse. Pleural mesothelioma is also the only type of mesothelioma is classified into stages. The symptoms caused by this stage depending on the location and size of the tumor.
Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma
In addition to the pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal Mesothelioma is the most common form of Mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma comes from the stomach and hard to diagnosed because of lack of symptoms posed differently. Similar to asbestos that was instrumental in the development of Pleural mesothelioma when inhaled, asbestos fibers will be settled in the abdomen and cause peritoneal mesothelioma, and symptoms that are specific in the abdomen.
The symptoms that have been reported include terlokasi pain in the abdomen that is associated with tumor, abdominal distensi without experiencing pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Fluid that accumulates in the abdominal or peritoneal effusion can also occur and painful bowel obstructions. Pleural effusion, is similar to a doctor can also drain/clean the buildup of fluid in the abdomen to reduce discomfort in patients.
Symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma
Symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma, a rare type of mesothelioma that comes from the heart membrane, often attended secretly and can also present as a medical condition, such as an inflammation of the SAC-like covering the heart (perikarditis konstriktif) and the fluid around the heart, also known as pericardial effusion.
Both of these conditions may cause the pressure around the heart. As the tumor grows and raises the pressure on the heart, then the pain in the chest can also occur. Other symptoms include the dysnepa paradox, pulse, fever, removing sweat at night, and weight loss.