Friday, October 15, 2010

About Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma - the rarest cancer

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused mainly by excessive exposure to asbestos, the other causes are still unknown. Mesothelium is a protective coating on the internal organs of the malignant cells to form. most cases, pleural, external cladding of the lungs and chest are in that are affected. mesothelioma in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the pericardium (the sac around the heart) is also common.

Mesothelioma is broadly classified inExample: epithelial, sarcomatoid and biphasic (ie combination of epithelial and sarcomatoid)

Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma:

Sarcomatoid mesothelioma is the rarest form of mesothelioma cancer, only 10-20% of patients. In turn these cells as spindle-shaped patterns that overlap and occur on the support tissue such as cartilage, muscles, bones and fat. Mesothelioma is localized if the cancer is only on the membrane surface. In advancedStages, it spreads beyond the original membrane surface to other parts of the body like the lymph nodes, lungs, chest wall, or abdominal organs.

Diagnosis of Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma:

Sarcomatoid mesothelioma, a biopsy is usually diagnosed by extraction of the affected tissue while can be difficult because symptoms of disease mesothelioma are similar to those of others. It also responds poorly to treatment, what fate within a yearDiagnosis.

The symptoms of sarcomatoid mesothelioma:

The symptoms of mesothelioma asbestos can appear decades after exposure to. The most common are pain due to accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity area, cough and spinal cord swelling, weight loss and accumulation of fluid in the abdomen. Apart from these, the clotting anomaly, anemia, and fever are common.

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