Early Detection Matters: The Role of Hydropneumothorax in Diagnosing Mesothelioma
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Early Detection Matters: The Role of Hydropneumothorax in Diagnosing Mesothelioma

ByHolly Zink

Doctors from Japan are encouraging doctors to test for mesothelioma when their patients show signs of hydropneumothorax. Hydropneumothorax is when there is fluid and air between the lungs and underneath the chest wall. This is area is also called the pleural space. The Role of Hydropneumothorax in Diagnosing Mesothelioma Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer that is caused by asbestos exposure. It grows in the lining of organs in the body, usually the lungs or abdomen. The symptoms of mesothelioma depend on where the cancer is growing. When the tumors are developing in the lungs, people might feel chest pain, shortness of breath, cough, and fatigue. Another possible symptom of mesothelioma in the lungs in fluid and air in the chest…

Diagnosing the Rarest Mesothelioma Type
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Diagnosing the Rarest Mesothelioma Type

ByHolly Zink

Primary pericardial mesothelioma is the rarest type of mesothelioma. It can be hard to diagnose primary pericardial mesothelioma because it often looks like other diseases. And according to researchers from China, signs of mesothelioma can even be completely hidden by other diseases. In this case, primary pericardial mesothelioma was masked by pericardial calcification. What is Pericardial Mesothelioma? Malignant mesothelioma tumors grow on the linings around internal organs. The most common type is pleural mesothelioma which grows near the lungs. The second most common type is peritoneal mesothelioma which grows on the abdominal lining. Pericardial mesothelioma grows on the lining around the heart. It is a rare type of an already rare cancer. Fewer than one percent of all diagnosed mesothelioma…