Malignant Mesothelioma

Malignant mesothelioma is one of the form of cancer that develops from the mesothelium (protective lining that covers many organ of the body). This cancer is rare, and usually caused by particles of asbestos.

Most of mesothelioma occured in pleura, the outer lining of the lung.

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos and glass particles, or they have been exposed to asbestos dust and fiber in other ways.

The symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath due to pleural effusion (fluid between the lung and the chest wall) or chest wall pain, and general symptoms such as weight loss. [wiki]

Diagnosis of this disease can be predicted with Chest X-Ray and CT scan, and confirmed with a biopsy (tissue sample) with the help torakoskopi, and microscopic tests.

Lately, scientists are developing techniques that can be used to detect early occurrence of malignant mesothelioma.

Patients with malignant mesothelioma cancer, although they have treated with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and any surgery, it still has a poor prognosis.

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