What Is Peritoneal Mesothelioma?

Peritoneal mesothelioma is a tumor that originates in the peritoneal epithelium and mesothelial tissue. Pathologically, it can be divided into adenoma-like mesothelioma, cystic mesothelioma, and malignant mesothelioma. The first two are benign tumors. Clinical manifestations of abdominal pain, ascites, bloating, and abdominal mass. Peritoneal mesothelioma accounts for approximately 20% of all mesothelioma cases.

Basic Information

English name

peritoneal mesothelioma

Visiting department

Oncology

Common causes

Long-term diet structure, lifestyle and other factors cause the decline of the body's function

Common symptoms

Abdominal pain, ascites, bloating and abdominal mass

Causes of peritoneal mesothelioma

It has been reported that long-term diet structure, lifestyle habits and other factors cause the decline of the body's function and cause local lesions of the body's organs. When a large amount of acidic substances are deposited in the peritoneal site, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the peritoneal mesothelial cells decreases and the peritoneal mesothelial fluid Acidification causes peritoneal mesothelioma.

Clinical manifestations of peritoneal mesothelioma

The clinical manifestations of this disease lack specificity, and may have manifestations of abdominal pain, constipation, bloating, weight loss and intestinal obstruction. Physical examination can reveal ascites or abdominal mass. Ascites is exudate, partly bloody. The disease is easily misdiagnosed as tuberculous peritonitis, recurrent spontaneous peritonitis, mesenteric inflammation, or peritoneal metastatic cancer.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment

If the tumor has compressed the nerve or is close to the large blood vessels, conservative treatment is recommended for food therapy. The disease is moderately sensitive to drug chemotherapy. Preoperative induction chemotherapy, intraoperative and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy can significantly reduce tumor recurrence and improve 3-year survival rate.