By: Alan Jogja
The first symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20-50 years (or more) after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath, cough and chest pain due to accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (pleural effusion) is often a symptom of mesothelioma in the chest cavity.
Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma are weight loss and cachexia, abdominal pain and swelling due to ascites (fluid in the abdominal cavity). Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may have a bowel obstruction, blood clotting disorders, anemia and fever. If the cancer has spread to more than the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, difficulty swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.
Mesothelioma that affects the pleura can cause these symptoms:
* Pain in the chest wall
* Pleura payment, or fluid surrounding the lung
* Difficulty breathing
* Fatigue or anemia
* Wheezing, hoarseness, or cough
Blood in the sputum (fluid), cough (hemoptysis)
In severe cases, the person may have many tumor masses. Individuals may develop a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung. This disease can spread, or spread to other parts of the body.
Tumors that affect the abdominal cavity often do not cause symptoms until they are at the end. Symptoms include:
Abdominal pain
* Ascites, or abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Abdominal Weight
* Problems with bowel function
Weight Loss *
In severe cases of the disease, signs and symptoms may be present:
* Blood clots in the veins, which may cause thrombophlebitis
* The dissemination of intravascular coagulation, a disorder causing severe bleeding in many organs
* Jaundice in the eyes and skin, or jaundice
* Hypoglycemia
* Pleural effusion
* Pulmonary embolism, or blood clots in the pulmonary artery
* Severe ascites
A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the brain, bone, or adrenal glands. tumors of the pleura are usually found only on one side of the lungs.
The first symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20-50 years (or more) after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath, cough and chest pain due to accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (pleural effusion) is often a symptom of mesothelioma in the chest cavity.
Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma are weight loss and cachexia, abdominal pain and swelling due to ascites (fluid in the abdominal cavity). Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may have a bowel obstruction, blood clotting disorders, anemia and fever. If the cancer has spread to more than the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, difficulty swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face.
Mesothelioma that affects the pleura can cause these symptoms:
* Pain in the chest wall
* Pleura payment, or fluid surrounding the lung
* Difficulty breathing
* Fatigue or anemia
* Wheezing, hoarseness, or cough
Blood in the sputum (fluid), cough (hemoptysis)
In severe cases, the person may have many tumor masses. Individuals may develop a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung. This disease can spread, or spread to other parts of the body.
Tumors that affect the abdominal cavity often do not cause symptoms until they are at the end. Symptoms include:
Abdominal pain
* Ascites, or abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Abdominal Weight
* Problems with bowel function
Weight Loss *
In severe cases of the disease, signs and symptoms may be present:
* Blood clots in the veins, which may cause thrombophlebitis
* The dissemination of intravascular coagulation, a disorder causing severe bleeding in many organs
* Jaundice in the eyes and skin, or jaundice
* Hypoglycemia
* Pleural effusion
* Pulmonary embolism, or blood clots in the pulmonary artery
* Severe ascites
A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the brain, bone, or adrenal glands. tumors of the pleura are usually found only on one side of the lungs.
