And the tumor cells of the mesothelium, which is the tissue that lines the entire abdominal cavity and not only the external surface of internal organs.
People who are most often affected are those who have come in contact with asbestos, or asbestos, even many years before.
There is a percentage of people that the tumor is asymptomatic and therefore diagnosis is more often than by chance for this is the most serious.
The symptoms are:
shortness of breath, chest pain or swelling in the abdominal region.
Usually the first means of diagnosis are an abdominal ultrasound and chest X-ray but sometimes not enough and then if the RX is a good thing can also be used as an examination to confirm or deny, CT or MRI, bronchoscopy, biopsy. (more…)
