Mesothelioma pain, a rare form of pain

Mesothelioma pain, a rare form of pain is a disease in which cells are cancerous (malignant) in the bag that covers the chest (the pleura) or in covering the abdomen (peritoneum). Most people with malignant mesothelioma pain have worked in places where they inhaled asbestos breathing.

You should see a doctor if you lack the breath, pain in the chest or pain or swelling in the abdomen. If you have symptoms, the doctor may send you to a chest X-ray or abdomen.

The doctor can examine the inside of the chest cavity with a special instrument called thoracoscopy. To do this, make a slit through the chest wall and install the thoracoscopy in the chest between two ribs. This test, called thoracoscopy, is usually performed in a hospital. Before the test, will be given a local anesthetic (a drug that causes loss of sensitivity for a short period of time). You may feel some pressure, but generally do not feel pain.

The doctor also can examine the inside of the abdomen (peritoneoscopia) with a special device called peritoneoscopio, which is inserted into an opening made in the abdomen. Usually, this test is also carried out in hospital. Will be given a local anesthetic before they carried out the test.

If abnormal tissue is found, the doctor will have to remove a small piece to be submitted for analysis under a microscope to determine the presence of cancer cells. This process is known as a biopsy. Biopsies are usually done during the thoracoscopy or peritoneoscopia.

His chances of recovery (prognosis) depends on the size of the cancer, its location, how far has spread, the appearance of cells under a microscope, how the cancer responds to treatment and patient age.