Jul 21, 2008

Peritoneal mesothelioma (digestive internal medicine)

Peritoneal mesothelioma originated in the epithelium and peritoneal mesothelial organizations, to asbestos dust pathogenic substances, some of the virus may also be caused mesothelioma reasons. Peritoneal mesothelioma pathology can be divided into: adenomatoid tumors, cystic mesothelioma, and three kinds of malignant mesothelioma. Peritoneal mesothelioma clinical manifestations are not specific, the inspection positive rate is not high, specificity is not strong, clinical diagnosis very difficult. With laparoscopy, ultrasound and CT-guided biopsy technology and the development of pathology, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy raising the level of diagnosis, more and more cases of the former during his lifetime or clear diagnosis. Peritoneal mesothelioma mainly with tuberculosis peritonitis, intra-abdominal cancer metastasis, the other primary peritoneal omentum in the identification of the tumor. So far, peritoneal mesothelioma is still a lack of effects of treatment, the overwhelming majority of scholars that include surgical resection, radiation and chemotherapy after a comprehensive treatment measures.

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