Mesothelioma Symptoms
It is often difficult to diagnose malignant mesothelioma. Because it is a rare form of cancer, many doctors, especially those that are not cancer specialists are not familiar with mesothelioma.
Many of the symptoms of mesothelioma are not very different from those associated with other health problems. In addition, in its infancy in some patients experience no symptoms.
Pleural mesothelioma symptoms
Symptoms of pleural mesothelioma (mesothelioma, lung cancer) are:
- Pain in lower back or side of the chest
- Chest pain under the rib cage
- Shortness of breath
- A dry cough
- Difficulty in swallowing food
- Fever and sweats
- Fatigue
- Abdominal bloating
- Abdominal pain
- Unexplained weight loss
- A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea or constipation most frequent
- Pieces of tissue in the abdomen
These symptoms are common to many minor ailments and, therefore, can not cause a doctor to suspect mesothelioma: pleural effusion and fluid in the lungs.
One of the most common symptoms of pleural mesothelioma and specific is the accumulation of fluid between the lungs and chest cavity. This often causes shortness of breath, and requires a doctor to drain the fluid, called needle aspiration to make breathing easier and relieve chest pain. It is no longer unique to mesothelioma, which is more likely that you may have the disease.
Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma
Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma (mesothelioma cancer of the lining that surrounds the stomach or abdominis) include:
Symptoms include:
- Stomach pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Weight loss
- Abdominal pain and swelling due to fluid accumulation in the abdomen.
Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include:
- Intestinal obstruction
- Abnormal blood clotting
- Anemia
- Fever.
Pericardial mesothelioma
Some of the symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma (mesothelioma cancer of the stomach or around the heart) include:
- Dyspnea
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Orthopnea (malestio breathing when lying down)
Other symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma may include:
- Upper abdominal distension or pressure
- Hiccups Due to pressure on the diaphragm
- The pleuritic pain due to stretching of the pericardium
- A further relaxation of the jugular veins of inspiration
- Diastolic rapid decrease in the venous pulse
- Decrease of more than 10 mm Hg diastolic blood pressure in inspiration
Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma, a cancer that has spread to other parts of the body include:
* Pain in the area where the cancer has spread
* Difficulty swallowing
* Lump in the neck and face
Like pleural mesothelioma, these symptoms are common to many minor ailments and, therefore, can not cause a doctor to suspect mesothelioma.
Written on January 16th, 2012 with
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