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Mesothelioma Symptoms |
The early stage symptoms of Mesothelioma might resemble a lot other diseases and may lead in causing a dilemma about the diagnosis. The primary signs involve a deep chest pain and shortness of breath; these symptoms are also presented in the cases of Pneumonia. Mesothelioma presents a necessary demarcation of the pleural effusion in the Right Lung. The chest x-ray shows up fluid build up in the affected area. The peritoneal Mesothelioma symptoms include fever, night sweats, weight loss, bowel obstruction, anemia and swollen feet. With all these symptoms mentioned above the Pleural Effusion is the most confirmative form of symptoms that is indicative of a possible presence of Mesothelioma. In a fair number of cases, Peritoneal Mesothelioma is found incidentally when the patient has already sought medical help on some other problem such as gallbladder, hernia or pelvic mass. The definitive diagnosis is only given by the tissue biopsy and only a doctor can confirm the same after delivering a pathological assay report. A sum up of the various types of Mesothelioma symptoms are given as under for better close up:-
Pleural Mesothelioma is marked by the signs of aging and over exertion and presents the following symptoms in early stages.
- Dry cough
- Fatigue
- Weight loss
- Night sweats
- Lumps of tissue under the skin near the chest.
Peritoneal Mesothelioma is marked by the early symptoms as presented under:-
- Shortness of breath
- Painful breathing
- Pain in the lower back
- Pain at the side of the chest
- Chest pain under the rib cage
- Chest pain resulting from cancer tumors spreading outwardly and invading the chest wall.
- Shortness of breath resulting from effusion of the pleural.
- Trouble swallowing
- Fever
- Sweating
- Hoarseness
- Coughing up blood
- Swelling of the face
- Swelling of the arms
- Muscle weakness
- Sensory loss
The pericardial Mesothelioma presents a set of symptoms that are usually not identified on the superficial level
- Difficulty breathing
- Fever
If Mesothelioma spreads to the other parts of the patients body then it presents some other symptoms like swelling, pain and difficulty in swallowing.
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