Staging Mesothelioma

Staging Mesothelioma

How malignant mesothelioma staged

Staging is the process of finding how much the cancer has spread. Treatment and prognosis (outlook) largely depends on the stage of cancer.

Staging mesothelioma is explained in the physical examination, biopsy and imaging tests (CT, PET scan, etc.), based on the results of "How malignant mesothelioma is diagnosed?"

TNM staging Mesothelioma system

T the main (primary) tumor spread largely sums it up.
N near the cancer (regional) describes how spread to lymph nodes.
M of cancer to other body organs (meta-size) indicates that the spread.

Mesothelioma involves the pleura covering the chest wall on one side of the chest. This is either the diaphragm (the breathing muscle) pleura, or lining of the media antirrhinum can affect. It also can be spread to the pleura covering the lungs.

T2: Staging Mesothelioma involves the pleura covering the chest wall on one side of the chest. Furthermore, pleural Coating aperture, provides media arm and lung. Also, increased to at least one.

T3: Mesothelioma has grown further, but still probably be surgery. The tumor involves the pleura lining the chest wall on one side of the chest. In addition, the lung, the diaphragm and the media waves include pleural layer. Also, increased to at least one.

T4: Mesothelioma has grown too much to be removed completely by surgery. The tumor involves the pleura lining the chest wall on one side of the chest. Also at the same side of the lung, the diaphragm and the media antirrhinum includes pleural layer. Also, increased to at least one.

Stage grouping of pleural mesothelioma

T, N, and M categories assigned then, this information together in a process step generic grouping stage I, II, III or IV has called to assign. Determine prognosis tumors with similar levels and therefore are treated in a similar way. The lower score in patients tend to have a better prognosis.

Stage II

T2, N0, M0: Mesothelioma involves the pleura covering the chest wall on one side of the chest. Furthermore, pleural Coating aperture, provides media arm and lung. The diaphragm or the lung cancer itself (T2) grew. These lymph nodes (N0) or distant sites (M0) spread.

Stage III

T1 or T2, N1 or N2, M0: Mesothelioma involves the pleura lining the chest and one side or the lung, diaphragm, pleura, or lining of the media waves have grown. Also the diaphragm or the lung itself (T1 or T2) can be turned into muscle. This primary tumor (N1 or N2) lymph nodes in the chest on the same side to spread. This remote areas (M0) spread.

Stage IV

T4, any N, M0: one side of the chest lining includes pleural staging mesothelioma and any organ, the aperture and through the peritoneum, chest wall (including muscles or ribs) more than one location of the deeper layers grown media arm, chest and / or heart itself on the other side of the pleural lining of the heart or spine. These lymph nodes (any N) may or may not be spread either. This remote areas (M0) spread.

Other prognostic factors

Here are some of the factors associated with long life time:

Good performance status
Young age
Epithelial category
No chest pain
A significant weight loss
The normal level of a substance in the blood
Red blood cells, white blood cells and blood platelet quantity.

We will discus in further details about Staging Mesothelioma the following items

Pleural Mesothelioma Stages

Peritoneal Mesothelioma Stages

Late Stages of Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Progression

Final Stages of Mesothelioma Stage

IV Mesothelioma

Stage 4 Mesothelioma Life Expectancy.