A mesothelioma treatment is used either to remove the tumor or to alleviate pain and suffering. If the cancer is congenerically contained, surgery can be used to remove part of the lining of the chest or abdomen. The objective is to remove the cancer cells from the body by removing the tissues with large numbers of cancer cells. If the cancer has spread to several organs, it is totally unlikely to remove all of the tissue infected with cancer. In this case, surgery can only be used to relieve pain and suffering. Types of surgeries incude:
Pneumonectomy - An aggressive surgery in which a lung is removed. It can be carried out in two ways:
Traditional Pneumonectomy - Only the disease lung is removed
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy - When the affected or unhealthy lung, along with part of the pericardium, part of the diaphragm and the parietal pleura on the same side of the chest is removed.
Palliative Procedures - The objective of these procedures is not to cure the disease, but rather to relieve and/or control symptoms associated with mesothelioma
Thoracentesis - A method where a needle is inserted into the chest cavity either to obtain a diagnosis or to drain the fluid to relieve breathlessness and pain.
Pleurectomy/Decortication - The use of surgery to remove the pleura which is performed to reduce pain caused by tumor mass or to prevent the recurrence of pleural effusion.
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