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.
