A diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma can only be made on the basis of symptoms alone. The process begins with a careful history and physical examination of a constitution by means of advanced diagnostic tests such as imaging and monitoring fluid and tissue.Imaging studies, including X-ray or CT scan is used to detect abnormalities in the body and a biopsy is usually performed to confirm that cancer is clearly involved in mesothelioma. A biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that is fluid or tissue taken from the peritoneum.
After the biopsy, the tissue fluid and tested in a laboratory in the presence of mesothelioma cells. If the biopsy shows again that the peritoneal mesothelioma in a patient, the doctor has in common with patients, a detailed treatment plan.
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