Diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, with any other disease, the patient information from a directed history and physical examination with a complete collection begins with an adhesive. Special effort and attention to patients as well as the everyday environment that he or she should move into business for payment. Epidemiological studies show that more than 80% of mesotheliomas with asbestos exposure, it should be sought after documented exposure to asbestos is associated with a particular patient may be. The name asbestos is commonly found in certain occupations, mining, milling, manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, trade, pipe fitters and the Boilermakers. A high index of suspicion for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma are on hand, when a patient's Occupation listed above is a must.
Family members of individuals with the risk that the businesses themselves, malignant mesothelioma, and other asbestos-related diseases than the general population to develop a more risk. Natural resources: asbestos in malignant mesothelioma among residents near one of the top events have been found. Central Cappadocia, Turkey, in three small villages, malignant mesothelioma, 50% of all deaths as high as it was for.
Patients with malignant mesothelioma usually chest pain, shortness breath and released. The tumor blood vessels as well as pleural effusion or a century and that it impinges on such causes are brought by the local expansion.
Laboratory examination is helpful in the diagnosis of chest radiography, lung function tests, chest CT scans, MRI, or, and pleura fluid cytopathology for the detection of abnormal cells. However, the gold standard for diagnosis of pleura tissue biopsy may still be live.
Bilateral pleural thickening or calcified usually first appears in the lower lobes, and then the middle and upper lobes to develop plaques on chest radiographs are usually found in patients with mesothelioma. Also frequently found in the heart border is obscured. Continuous exposure to asbestos due to the thickenings. Cases with equivocal chest radiographs, CT scans are useful tools that can be used, or MRI of the chest. With a chest CT scan, MRI, or, subpleural reticulations, and the lines are parallel to the pleural surface that are 5 to 10 mm in length, and calcified plaques are commonly seen. This is not even accurate, highly characteristic for asbestosis.
Cytopathologic examination of pleural fluid this is done. The accumulated fluid aspiration thoracentesis or chest tube may be via thoracotomy.
The gold standard for diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma biopsies may still remain. Laparoscopically or through open chest surgery, this can be obtained.
Immunohistochemical study of malignant mesothelioma is very different from other neoplastic entities is helpful. Diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma both mesothelin-1 protein and HBME 1 (human mesothelial 1 cells) point of presence.
Malignant mesothelioma can be one of the three histologic sub. Name, epitheloid, sarcomatoid, or biphasic (mixed). Epitheloid histology in malignant mesotheliomas of the fifty to saitha takae. The other two sub-type epitheloid subtype has a relatively more favorable prognosis.
A complete history, targeted physical examination and laboratory examination of fair use in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma with a diagnosis of any disease, especially the long way, it is.