Monday, June 05, 2006

some discussion about abdominal mesothelioma

Abdominal mesothelioma as the name suggests is a cancer of the tissues in the abdominal cavity. Abdominal mesothelioma is also known as peritoneal mesothelioma which mostly affects men age of 50-70 and is very less percentage for women affect by this disease. The main symptoms for this disease are abdominal pains, weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal weakness or swelling. If an X-ray or CT scan indicates signs that the patient indeed may have abdominal mesothelioma, a biopsy is conducted, allowing the physician to determine the malignancy level. Any abdominal mesothelioma treatment will be determined by the physician and patient, taking into account the stage of the abdominal mesothelioma, the location and sizes of any tumors, and the age and health of the patient. In mostly cases diagnosis occurs when abdominal mesothelioma has already progressed too far.