Asbestos is a term that includes a number of magnesium and iron silicates, fibrous, very complex, with different chemical composition and morphology. The three most important types are: chrysotile (Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH 4), white asbestos), crocidolite (Na 2 Fe +2 Fe +3 (OH / Si 4 O 11) 2, blue asbestos) and amosite ( brown asbestos). The first is the upper airway and the other two reach the lung periphery. Asbestosis is then for a silicatosis.

Exposure to asbestos can cause: fibrous pleural plaques, asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum.

‘Emphysema‘

Pleural fibrous plaques: Unlike the fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura accompanying asbestosis, the plates are located in the parietal pleura, postero-lateral areas, mainly on the ribs and diaphragm, are bilateral, well defined, irregular, whitish and upraised. The surface can be nodular or smooth, simulate articular cartilage. Histological, collagen lamellae consist of hyaline and sparsely cellular. There may be extensive foci’s of calcification. The so-called ferruginous bodies or asbestos bodies are not found in large quantities in the plates, but in the lung itself. Currently there is evidence to support the idea that pleural plaques are precursors of malignant mesothelioma.

Asbestosis: mean pulmonary fibrosis by inhalation of asbestos dust. All types of asbestos above can produce, to varying degrees. The most important is the concentration and exposure time. The shorter fibers (10 mm or less) are phagocytosed or surrounded by macrophages forming granulomas. The largest, both favor the precipitation of endogenous protein and iron and leave the fiber as the core and forming the so-called ferruginous bodies or asbestos bodies. These structures are thin, elongated cane, yellow copper, up to 50 um long. The proteinaceous shell is usually segmented and the ends are bulbous. The finding of asbestos bodies in lung or sputum indicates exposure, not only is evidence of asbestos disease. These bodies have been found in people of the metropolis, not exposed, up to 60% of autopsies.

This tumor can affect the membrane covering the lung, heart or abdominal organs. [55] These tumors can spread on the surface of organs without invading deep into the underlying tissue and can spread to regional lymph nodes or distant. Mesothelioma may develop after successful treatment of an earlier cancer, especially after radiotherapy. [56,57] In adults, these tumors have been associated with exposure to asbestos, which was used as insulation in construction. [ 58] The extent of exposure required to develop cancer and there is no information about children exposed to asbestos.

The benign and malignant mesotheliomas can not be differentiated using criteria histology. Diffuse lesions and invasive and recurrent associated with poor prognosis. In general, the course of the disease is slow and long-term survival is common. Treatment with various chemotherapeutic agents used for carcinoma and sarcoma may result in a partial response. Although pain is a rare symptom, can be used with palliative radiotherapy.

Serous papillary carcinoma of the peritoneum is sometimes misidentified as mesothelioma. [59] This tumor usually affects all surfaces lining the abdominal organs, including the surfaces of the ovaries. Treatment consists of surgical resection whenever possible, and chemotherapy with agents such as cisplatin, carboplatin and paclitaxel. Refer to the PDQ summary on the treatment of malignant mesothelioma in adults for more information.

This benign epithelial neoplasm, sometimes called benign mesothelioma, is a local tumor growth is usually attached by a particle to the pleural surface.

It may be a small tumor (1 to 2cm) or can be significantly larger, but still remains confined to the surface of the lung. These tumors often produce curiously pleural effusion.

Macroscopically are trained by dense fibrous tissue with a viscous fluid-filled cyst. The tumor cells immunologically positive for CD34 and negative cells for keratin, and these features can be useful for differentiating these lesions from malignant mesothelioma. Benign fibrous tumor is not related to asbestos exposure and malignant tumors.

But this, say scientists, is not a statistical test and can be misleading.

Moreover, they add, chemotherapy did not improve quality of life of these patients.

“Thousands of people are or will be affected by this deadly disease, and our study shows how difficult it is to treat mesothelioma,” said Dr Richard Stephens from the Medical Research Council.

“This is mainly because mesothelioma forms in the pleura, the layer lining the lung, which is very difficult to achieve,” he adds.

The results of the study, the researchers explain, show that real benefits are not obtained in the treatment of symptoms of the disease when chemotherapy is added to standard medications.

It is known that chemotherapy also has serious side effects, therefore, scientists say, people should not receive this therapy is not going to get proven benefits.

However, in another article in The Lancet, Dr. Nicholas Vogelzang of the Nevada Cancer Institute says that in another study where patients were given different combinations of chemotherapy drugs, survived half a year or more.

But some specialists thought that chemotherapy may help prolong the patients life and improve their quality of life.

However, new research published in the medical journal The Lancet, found no benefit with this treatment.

Exposure

Asbestos is a group of minerals that occur naturally in the environment.

Due to its characteristics of strength and flexibility, this material was commonly used in various applications, mainly in construction.

However, when breathed in, asbestos fibers can lodge and accumulate in the lungs and cause injuries and diseases such as mesothelioma.

Currently there are laws around the world to control the use of asbestos, but thousands of people die each year because the symptoms can appear up to 50 years after exposure.

According to experts, these decades of delay between exposure and the onset of the disease means that cases continue to rise over the next five years.

The study, conducted by the Medical Research Council UK, analyzed the cases of 409 patients, mainly in the country which had received the standard treatment for mesothelioma.

This usually includes steroid drugs and radiotherapy sessions.

Some patients in the study received additional doses of chemotherapy to compare the effect of his illness.

Malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum is rare, is an aggressive malignancy with an incidence of 1 case per 1 million, with approximately 20% of all mesotheliomas are peritoneal half of the cases have a history of asbestos exposure. The diagnosis is delayed or is unclear because the clinical manifestations are nonspecific abdominal pain, bloating, postprandial fullness, ascites, weight loss and may be negative exposure to asbestos.

CASE PRESENTATION:

report the case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in a woman of 55 who presented with intestinal obstruction data, analyzes the current recommendations for surgical and adjuvant treatment. Female 55 years sudden abdominal pain, go to Social Assistance Hospital where they do appendectomy with peritoneal carcinomatosis findings, studying postoperative. Data readmitted for illus, start medical treatment, without showing improvement, data is added electrolyte imbalance and generalized peritonitis as voluntary discharge request and goes for assessment in our department with clinical and radiological data francs of intestinal obstruction, ascites tension.

Malignant mesothelioma affects men more frequently than women. Constant exposure to asbestos is the major risk factor. Symptoms can appear up to 20-50 years or more after exposure to asbestos. The average age at diagnosis is 60.

When mesothelioma is discovered early, the practice of surgery can lead to a cure. In addition, chemotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery may help increase the chances of a cure.

When the disease is too advanced for surgery, you may use chemotherapy or radiation therapy to reduce symptoms, but often a cure is not possible.

Combining certain chemotherapy drugs may help reduce symptoms and improve survival.

It is recommended to consider the possibility of participating in a clinical trial (testing of new treatments), which can provide additional treatment options.

Supportive treatment such as pain relief and oxygen, can also help relieve symptoms.

Each year in the United States, about 3,000 workers are diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Among the victims of mesothelioma are Hispanic people, who by their work, were for many years, exposed to asbestos.

This website is dedicated to providing information and resources in Spanish to victims of mesothelioma and their families.

Here you will find:

* Information about mesothelioma, including treatment options for the disease.
* Information about asbestos and its relationship with mesothelioma.
* Information about your legal rights to seek compensation from those responsible for his exposure to asbestos.

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What is mesothelioma?
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that starts in the mesothelium, the membrane that covers and protects most internal organs of the body. The mesothelium is composed of two layers, one surrounding the body itself and the other forms a sac around it epithelium. Usually produces a small amount of fluid between these two layers, which lubricates the movement of the organs protected. When normal cells of the mesothelium lose control and fall rapidly, appears mesothelioma.

The most common form of mesothelioma is mesothelioma pleural which occurs in the lining of the lungs. Other forms are “peritoneal” mesothelioma, affecting the epithelium of the abdominal cavity and mesothelioma “pericardial” which affects the lining of the heart.

What causes mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos fiber. Many people were exposed in the army, others in their work and other indirectly through contact with exposed workers. Due to the latency of cancer, may slow to appear until 20-50 years or more after exposure.

According to information from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, the incidence of mesothelioma in Western Europe is projected to reach its peak between 2010 and 2020. Here are the statistics on the occurrence of this disease, by country.

Normal ovaries, 12 liters ascites fluid, thickened omentum aspect Omental Cake “tumor activity em both slides and dome diaphragm. Debulking surgery is performed best with extended right hemicolectomy, omentectomy and infracolic supra, abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, peritoneal washing, biopsy slides and dome selective diaphragmatic anastomosis ileo-transverse terminal ended in two planes.

Every effort was made optimal surgical cytoreduction achieved with peritoneal implants less than 1 cm. The patient developed electrolyte imbalance, with restoration of intestinal transit and oral tolerance to 5o. days for evidence of postoperative complications. Start adjuvant chemotherapy with platinum, however after 28 days of intestinal fistula re-introduced through the vaginal, as adjuvant treatment is stopped.

The pathology report poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in the omentum, serosal layers, muscle, colon, peritoneal fluid, diaphragmatic dome, slide gutter, without determining the primary site, so that reporting should be performed immunohistochemistry of malignant mesothelioma.