malienant mesothelioma can also be classified by different cancer cell types.each of which tends to behave differently.There are three classifications assigned to mesothelioma cell types.
Mesothelioma Epithelial is the most common cell type and accounts for approximafely 50-70% percent of all diagnosed cases each year. These cells are uniform in shape,with an elongated pattern that makes them easily distinguishable when viewed under high magnification. These cancers are adenocancinomas,malignancies which are more commonly associated with pure lung cancers as opposed to cancers of the mesothelium.
sarcomatoid mesothelioma is a less common cell type, accounting for between /and 20%of diagnosed cases each year. These cells grow forth out of supportive structures, such as muscles and bones.
Mesotheliomas Biphosic are these with a mix of epithelial and sarcomatoid cell types.
Treatment options do not vary greatly between cell types, but often sarcomatoid mesotheliomas are more difficult to treat as a result of the surrounding affected tissues from which they spread.
Thoracoscopy and the use of special stains can be helpful in identifying cellular classifications, though obtalning adeqate tissue samples often require more invasive surgeries.
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*MESOTHELIOMA EPITHELIAL
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Warning singns of mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is difficult to diagnose because the early signs and symptomes of the disease can be subtle at best. Symptomes are all too frequently ignored or dismissed by people who are inclined to attribute them to common every day ailments. Sometimes patients live with symptomes for up to 56 months before being diagnosed but usually the symptomes are present for two to three months prior to diagnosis.
About 60%of patints diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma2all experience lower back pain or side chest pain and there are frequent reports of shortness of breath. Lower numbers of people may experience difficulty swallowing. or have a persistent cough,fever,weight capability , coughing up blood, facial and arm swelling and hoarseness.