Benign Versus Malignant Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a disease that is caused by exposure to asbestos, the most frequently seen type of mesothelioma is the malignant mesothelioma. However rarely victims of mesothelioma may develop a cancer called mesothelioma benign milder. Although both are tumor diseases that are caused by asbestos exposure, there are notable differences between the two types of mesothelioma: - The benign mesothelioma has a short latency period, in contrast with the malignant type, which typically has a period of very long latency. The symptoms of malignant variant appear at about 20 -50 years after exposure to asbestos while symptoms of benign show some years after exposure -. Malignant cells of type invade neighboring tissues and organs, causing serious damage in tumor cells of benign not invade nearby tissues and cells -. Malignant mesothelioma cancer cells can spread through the bloodstream} {metastasis or lymph to distant locations in the body to cause several serious complications, while benign tumor cells does not spread to distant places, they remain localized to the primary site. - Although both forms of mesothelioma share the symptoms of cough, chest pain and difficulty breathing, the malignant type also presents with other symptoms such as fever, weight loss, night sweats, anemia among others -. Imaging tests such as chest X-ray, MRI and CT scans are used to diagnose both benign and malignant form of the disease -. benign mesothelioma is treated with surgery alone while malignant mesothelioma is treated with different treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy. - The shape benign mesothelioma responds very well to treatment with about 90% of the cases treated with nil resolve completely re onset of symptoms unlike the malignant form that has a very poor rate of recovery with only about 9 - 10% of cases of survival 5 years even after receiving the best treatment
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