Thursday, December 3, 2009

Peritoneal mesothelioma symptoms:

1. History questions

Unexplained abdominal pain, bloating and digestive disorders, abdominal pain can be expressed as diverse, but the persistence of abdominal pain is its common characteristics. The high incidence of ascites in 90%, and in a longer or shorter period of abdominal pain after the sudden appearance of ascites, but the ascites can also appear alone at an early stage. Ascites quantity and stubborn. General condition changed little in the longer period of time, loss of appetite can maintain, weight loss was not obvious, no fever, and sometimes spontaneous hypoglycemia may occur. Can be accompanied by chest pain, breathing difficulties, coughing and other symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.

2. Medical discovery

Abdominal bulging, or showed a frog abdomen, shifting dullness positive; abdominal palpation can reach sizes of single or multiple lumps, tenderness not obvious in general. If accompanied by pleural mesothelioma, may be found positive signs of pleural effusion.

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