Pleural Effusions

Pleural mesothelioma or pleural mesothelioma is usually a severe form of cancer that affects the membrane lining the thoracic cavity. There are several cases of benign as dobro.Inhaliranje asbestos dust or during mining, and manufacturing or material handling or from systems and applications that are used are believed to be the cause of this disease.

period of latency, or time it takes for symptoms to appear, there were twenty to forty godina.Vrijeme delay might even extend to fifty years. Therefore, most patients are diagnosed with this disease are in the age group of the sixties or seventies. Some May not even remember their exposure to asbestos. By the time the warnings were noted and properly diagnosed, the disease may be at an advanced stage where treatment could be non-effectual.

Unfortunately, pleural mesothelioma has characteristic symptoms that prima facie, to identify the disease. Common indicators are dyspnea (shortness of breath), persistent cough, disphagia (difficulty swallowing), and tightness in the chest accompanied by chest pain. Some patients may develop swelling of the neck, face and hands. This may mean that mesothelioma has spread. There may also be wheezing, hoarseness, fever and sweating, fatigue, sensory loss and nausea. In advanced stages can be hymoptysis (coughing up blood ).

symptoms are mainly caused by the effusion, which in this case means a collection of fluid in the thoracic area. Also, the delicate membrane covering the lung may thicken, thus reducing the expansion and contraction. In some cases, no perceptible signs can show up the cancer has spread out of control.

of the symptoms of pleural mesothelioma main ones are shortness of breath (90%) and weight loss (29%). About 84% of patients had pleural effusion (fluid collection ).