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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Information on the symptoms diagnosis staging and treatment of pleural mesothelioma. It is ultimately a needle biopsy of the pleura lining of the lung or an open surgical biopsy which confirms a mesothelioma diagnosis.
Symptoms
as the volume of fluid increases shortness of breath known as dyspnea and sometimes pain ranging from mild to stabbing may occur. One of the most common symptoms of mesothelioma is a pleural effusion or an accumulation of fluid between the parietal pleura the pleura covering the chest wall and diaphragm and the visceral pleura the pleura covering the lungs.
Diagnosis
diagnosis of pleural effusion is usually accomplished with a simple chest x ray although ct scans or ultrasound may also be used. When too much fluid forms the result is an effusion.
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Symptoms
as the volume of fluid increases shortness of breath known as dyspnea and sometimes pain ranging from mild to stabbing may occur. One of the most common symptoms of mesothelioma is a pleural effusion or an accumulation of fluid between the parietal pleura the pleura covering the chest wall and diaphragm and the visceral pleura the pleura covering the lungs.
Diagnosis
diagnosis of pleural effusion is usually accomplished with a simple chest x ray although ct scans or ultrasound may also be used. When too much fluid forms the result is an effusion.
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