Mesothelioma is not a disease that can be detected easily since it rarely gives out signs at its initial stage in the body. Even with the symptoms, diagnosing the disease is difficult since these signs are very common with other diseases too.
Within this backdrop, patients? past medical records can help diagnose the disease. Therefore, medical practitioners inquire about a patient?s medical history if mesothelioma case is likely possible. Then the X-ray is undertaken and if needed CT scan or MRI is also undertaken.
With these scans, the amount of fluid if it exists can be seen and this fluid is then aspirated with the help of a syringe. While a pleural tap is used to extract pleural fluid, the fluid in pericardial cavities is taken out by pericardiocentesis. Paracentesis is administered to take out fluid in abdomen.
If these fluids give out traces of having mesothelioma, doctors do further tests on patients to examine the conditions clearly. At this juncture, generally a biopsy is administered and tissues are sent to the pathologist for microscopic tests. Depending on the locations of the cancer, the methods utilized for biopsies can be different from each other. As an example, for cancer in the chest, thoracoscopy is administered to get tissues, in which, the doctor makes small incision on the chest wall and insert a thoracoscope between the ribs. In this manner, the physician can probe the inside of the chest cavities and draw tissue samples for microscopic testing.
On the other hand, to get tissue samples from a mesothelioma patient in the abdominal cavities, a laparoscopy is done. During]Thru this method a very small cut is administered on the abdominal portions good enough to insert an instrument into the abdomen. Sometimes the process is inadequate to remove enough tissues for the microscopic test and in such a case, another major surgery has to be undertaken.
Within this backdrop, patients? past medical records can help diagnose the disease. Therefore, medical practitioners inquire about a patient?s medical history if mesothelioma case is likely possible. Then the X-ray is undertaken and if needed CT scan or MRI is also undertaken.
With these scans, the amount of fluid if it exists can be seen and this fluid is then aspirated with the help of a syringe. While a pleural tap is used to extract pleural fluid, the fluid in pericardial cavities is taken out by pericardiocentesis. Paracentesis is administered to take out fluid in abdomen.
If these fluids give out traces of having mesothelioma, doctors do further tests on patients to examine the conditions clearly. At this juncture, generally a biopsy is administered and tissues are sent to the pathologist for microscopic tests. Depending on the locations of the cancer, the methods utilized for biopsies can be different from each other. As an example, for cancer in the chest, thoracoscopy is administered to get tissues, in which, the doctor makes small incision on the chest wall and insert a thoracoscope between the ribs. In this manner, the physician can probe the inside of the chest cavities and draw tissue samples for microscopic testing.
On the other hand, to get tissue samples from a mesothelioma patient in the abdominal cavities, a laparoscopy is done. During]Thru this method a very small cut is administered on the abdominal portions good enough to insert an instrument into the abdomen. Sometimes the process is inadequate to remove enough tissues for the microscopic test and in such a case, another major surgery has to be undertaken.
