Mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the lining around certain internal organs. Generally, this lining is called the mesothelium, but goes also goes by the name that is more specific to the corresponding organs. pleura, for example, the lining around the lungs, pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of this disease. Another common form affects the peritoneum, the membrane lining the abdominal cavity. That is called peritoneal mesothelioma.
Most cases of meso-70 to 80%-were the cause of asbestos that is inhaled or otherwise ingested. Some types of work sites are inherently subject to exposure to asbestos, such as older homes being renovated. Asbestos has been largely out of production in the U.S. in almost 40 years, when the evidence linking the disease with too much material to ignore the abundant, but unfortunately, mesothelioma has a latency period of 20-50 years between exposure and first symptoms manifest.
The peritoneal mesothelioma, asbestos fibers can lodge in the mesothelium, and remain in place for years, causing inflammation. Over time, this constant inflammation results in the development of mesothelioma cancer that spread to cover the entire abdominal cavity.
abdominal swelling due to fluid buildup (ascites) is a symptom that is usually first noticed. Other symptoms include vomiting, loss of appetite, stomach pain, rapid weight loss, nausea, blood clotting in the legs, and bowel obstruction. If the cancer cells in local tumor metastasize, then malignant peritoneal mesothelioma can travel up from the abdomen to put pressure on the throat, making it difficult breathing or swallowing.
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