Distinguish between the symptoms of pleural and peritoneal MESOTHELIOMA?
Pleural mesothelioma can cause these symptoms:
• Chest wall pain, may be in the side or lower back
• Pleural effusion
• Dyspnea
• Wheezing, and/or persistent cough
• Husky voice, hoarseness
• Difficulty swallowing
• Fever
• In severe cases, the person may have many tumor masses. The individual may develop a pneumothorax, or collapse of the lung.
• Pleural tumors are usually found on only one side of the lung.
Peritoneal mesothelioma can cause these symptoms:
• Cachexia, (physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease)
• Abdominal pain and swelling due to ascites (may be severe)
• Abdominal mass
• Bowel dysfunction
• Thrombophlebitis
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
• Jaundice
• Hypoglycemia
• Pleural effusion
• Pulmonary emboli
A mesothelioma does not usually spread to the bone, brain, or adrenal glands.