How is Peritoneal Mesothelioma Diagnosed?

Doctors may indicate mesothelioma peritoneal mesothelioma when the patient complains of abdominal, chest or abdominal pain. Suspect hernia may actually pleural effusion caused by peritoneal tumor growth. Patients are frequently misdiagnosed and may be subject to analysis of imaging and diagnostic biopsy is done before an official diagnosis.

Diagnostic methods in the peritoneal fluid are extracted from the laboratory, the only way to definitively diagnose peritoneal mesothelioma. The samples are analyzed for the presence of tumor cells. If malignant cells are found, further investigation is necessary to classify the cells of malignant mesothelioma.