Jul 7, 2008

Peritoneal mesothelioma inspection

Peritoneal mesothelioma is the primary peritoneal mesothelial cells in the tumor. Clinical performance is not characteristic, common signs and symptoms are: abdominal pain, ascites, abdominal distention and abdominal mass, and so on.

Peritoneal mesothelioma is the primary peritoneal mesothelial cells in the tumor. Clinical performance is not characteristic, common signs and symptoms are: abdominal pain, ascites, abdominal distention and abdominal mass, and so on. Peritoneal mesothelioma all mesothelioma cases accounted for about 20 per cent, occurred in 2-92 years old, the average age is 54 years, of which about 63 percent of the cases in the 45-64 years of age, children are rarely sick.

Medical examination found

Peng Long abdomen, or a frog belly, mobility Zhuoyin positive abdominal palpation can reach sizes ranging from single or multiple tumors, general tenderness was not obvious, such as with pleural mesothelioma, pleural effusion can be found that the positive signs .

B-ultrasound and CT, can be found thin sheet mass images and ascites, ascites for effusion, but also for the bloody, ascites in hyaluronic acid such as increased to 120 ug / ml, the diagnosis was helpful, ascites find new biological Diagnosis of mesothelioma cells, but also the middle of ascites skin cell chromosome analysis, contribute to the diagnosis, laparoscopic found that the surface peritoneal nodules and plaques, biopsy pathological examination to confirm the diagnosis, and the need to pay attention to tuberculosis peritonitis , Peritoneal metastasis of identification.

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