Mesothelioma
Today while I was searching on the internet regarding some important information about certain kind of diseases then I got some suggestion about mesothelioma. So I want to share about Mesothelioma and it’s treatment options. Now let me say something about mesothelioma and later on, I’ll share treatment options for this disease.
Here I want to share taking reference from Wikipedia.
A mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops from transformed cells originating in the mesothelium, the protective lining that covers many of the internal organs of the body. It is usually caused by exposure to asbestos. The most common anatomy site for the development of mesothelioma is the pleura, but it can also arise in the peritoneum and the pericardium or the tunica vaginalis.
Now, let’s move onto the treatment options. The prognosis for malignant mesothelioma remains disappointing, although there have been some modest improvements in prognosis from newer chemotherapies and multimodality treatments.
Treatment of malignant mesothelioma at earlier stages has a better prognosis, but cures are exceedingly rare. Clinical behavior of the malignancy is affected by several factors including the continuous mesothelial surface of the pleural cavity which favors local metastasis via exfoliated cells, invasion to underlying tissue and other organs within the pleural cavity, and the extremely long latency period between asbestos exposure and development of the disease.
The histological subtype and the patient’s age and health status also help predict prognosis. The epithelioid histology responds better to treatment and has a survival advantage over sarcomatoid histology.
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