Peritoneal Mesothelioma Cancer, Peritoneal Mesothelioma Prognosis & Peritoneal Treatment, This type of mesothelioma affects the cells of the abdominal lining.
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of malignant mesothelioma, making up slightly less than 30% of diagnosed mesothelioma cases. Diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma is based on these and other symptoms, as well as the results of diagnostic procedures such as x-rays.
Peritoneal mesothelioma is rarer than pleural mesothelioma, and often more aggressive; it lines itself within the abdominal cavity, and may invade the liver, spleen, and bowel. If wasting, or weight loss, is more advanced when peritoneal mesothelioma is diagnosed, for example, the chances of longer-term survival is slim. The initial symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma can be much like the flu – abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever, for example.
