Jan 10, 2011

Pleural Mesothelioma

      Pleural Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that developed within the pleura, or outer layer, of the lungs. Mesothelium is a textile fabric that provides a protective surface for the different organs and for the second and chest cavity of the abdomen are available. Pleural mesothelium is a term for a two-layer membrane, the lung, the outer layer surrounds (stratum parietal) attached to the chest wall while the inner layer (visceral level) that cover the lungs. Narrow space between them is the pleural known. Special form of malignant mesothelioma by far the most common, up to seventy percent of all mesothelioma cases diagnosed.

The only known cause is asbestos mesothelioma, especially microscopic fibers that have found their way into the human body. The most common method to human absorption of the asbestos fibers are inhaled, the fibers released from asbestos inhalation generally degraded or destroyed. If the fibers are inhaled body can not dissipate by physiological processes. Fiber stay in the lungs and in many cases their way through the lungs, from time to Time to be embedded in the pleura, the outer layer of the lung.

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