| Almost all mesotheliomas are malignant. In rare cases, | | | | tests allow your doctor to determine with exactness |
| however, mesothelioma is benign or non-cancerous. | | | | the location of tumor. Biopsy is the last process of |
| As a matter of fact, only 10% of mesothelioma cases | | | | the examination. Your doctor will get a tumor tissue |
| are non-malignant. Benign Mesothelioma, also known | | | | sample and examine it to determine whether it is |
| as multicystic or fibrous mesothelioma, is described as | | | | indeed benign or malignant. |
| localized mesothelioma. This is because it does not | | | | Benign mesothelioma is easier to treat. The most |
| spread to the surrounding tissues; it is non-invasive by | | | | recommended and effective treatment is |
| nature. The cause is not known and has nothing to do | | | | mesothelioma surgery to remove the tumor which is |
| with asbestos exposure but it commonly develop in | | | | the root of the pain and discomfort. If the tumor is |
| the lungs than in the heart and abdomen. Unlike | | | | located in your lungs, you have to undergo |
| malignant mesothelioma, it can be detected | | | | thoracotomy which involves the removal of a portion |
| immediately because the patients demonstrate | | | | of the lungs. There will be no additional treatment like |
| symptoms at an earlier time. Though not life | | | | chemotherapy and radiation following the surgery |
| threatening, its symptoms should be considered as | | | | because the tumor is only localized. However, there is |
| warning for the possible development into a malignant | | | | a probability to develop complications like pleural |
| one. | | | | effusion. It is a fluid build-up which pressures both lungs |
| Benign mesothelioma is diagnosed in the same manner | | | | and heart. It can be treated by fitting a chest drain |
| as malignant mesothelioma. Your doctor will review | | | | after the surgery. |
| first your occupational and medical history and conduct | | | | Patients who underwent surgical treatment experience |
| a complete physical examination. Men undergo a more | | | | successful recuperation. In fact 90% of them have no |
| thorough examination because they are often | | | | report of recurrence of tumors. However, the |
| diagnosed with the disease compared to women. | | | | remaining 10% probability should not be disregarded. |
| Thereafter, you will need to undergo chest or | | | | Always consider the fact that benign mesothelioma |
| abdomen x-ray. A CT scan will likewise be necessary | | | | may just be a forerunner of a more complicated |
| to see the cross-section of your body and an MRI to | | | | malignant type of mesothelioma. Continuous follow-up |
| find the tumors in or around your lungs. These imaging | | | | and regular check-up with your doctor are still advised. |