Peritoneal Mesothelioma General Information
Nurse practitioner describes peritoneal (or abdominal) mesothelioma
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Mary Hesdorffer, a nurse practitioner and Medical Liaison for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, gives an overview of peritoneal mesothelioma (abdominal mesothelioma), a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the abdomen and is caused by asbestos exposure. Abdominal mesothelioma research is ongoing.
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Video Transcript: Peritoneal Mesothelioma General Information
There is another form of mesothelioma, which is called peritoneal mesothelioma. Peritoneal mesothelioma is found strictly in the abdomen. It is usually found in the lining of the organs and something called the "omentum." The "omentum" in layman’s terms is basically the apron of the stomach. It lies over the major organs; people function quite well without it, but with mesothelioma it tends to attack and to stay. I would compare it to barnacles that you see on seaweed. It is like fine seeding along the hull omentum. Patients with peritoneal mesothelioma typically present to the doctor with abdominal pain, maybe a swelling. All of the sudden they cannot button their pants or gets their belts around them. They may have difficulty with bowel movements and in more advanced cases patients will have nausea or vomiting, inability to have a bowel movement and some abdominal pain.
