Mesothelioma, adult malignant

Introduction: Mesothelioma, adult malignant

Mesothelioma, adult malignant: A rare type of malignant cancer that occurs in the pleura (chest lining) or peritoneum (abdominal lining). The cancer develops in people who have inhaled asbestos fibres. Symptoms tend to occur many years or even decades after the exposure. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Mesothelioma, adult malignant is available below.

Symptoms of Mesothelioma, adult malignant

• Breathing problems
• Pain under rib cage
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal swelling
• Abdominal lumps

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Misdiagnosis and Mesothelioma, adult malignant

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma, smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases. Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection). See other types of chronic lung diseases....read more »

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Treatments for Mesothelioma, adult malignant

• Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy

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Definitions of Mesothelioma, adult malignant:

Mesothelioma, adult malignant is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Mesothelioma, adult malignant, or a subtype of Mesothelioma, adult malignant, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)