Pleural Effusions

pleural mesothelioma is usually an intense form of cancer that affects the membrane lining the chest šupljine.Nekoliko cases are benign, as well. It is now known that this form of cancer caused by inhaling asbestos particles, or during production or coming into contact with crumb material or live with an environment where asbestos is used. Around 3000 new phenomena brought to light in the U.S. each year.

The time mesothelioma needs to break out can be very long and very varied. Sometimes it takes 15 years, but there were cases in the past where it took up to 40 years or more. Thus, most patients are diagnosed with this disease are in the age group of the sixties or seventies as well. Because of this long latency period the disease may be at an advanced stage before being diagnosed correctly. So after therapy may be less effective.

It is very difficult to diagnose pleural mesothelioma because this disease has no symptoms of shock at first pogled.Alarmantni indicators are disphagia (difficulty swallowing), dyspnea (shortness of breath), persistent cough and tightness in the chest accompanied by chest pain . Warning that the cancer has spread may be: a swollen neck, face, and sometimes engorged arms. Other indicators may also be fever, sweating, hoarseness, or overfatigue.Dalje and sophisticated phase, symptoms can include coughing up blood. In this case, these symptoms are generally caused by fluid collection in the thoracic region (effusion). It is also possible that weak pellicle that covers the lungs may fatten and decrease expansion and contraction. So it is difficult disati.Rak can spread without noticing. In certain circumstances there is no visible signs can show until it is out of hand.

84% of patients had pleural effusion (fluid collection). The main symptoms of pleural mesothelioma are shortness of breath (88%) and weight loss (28 %).