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Peritoneal mesothelioma is a dreadful disease that damages the sensitive cells that as a whole, make up the inner lining of the abdominal cavity. As we all are aware of, the abdominal cavity is a very important part of the body organ. It is very important because it protects some of the more tender organs of the body such as the pair of lungs. In general, the inner wall of the abdominal cavity is made up of two membranes and that is the visceral and parietal membranes. Therefore should a person happen to inhale asbestos in any way, micro organisms will enter the body easily and end up affecting the cells within the inner wall of the abdominal cavity. As a result of this inhalation and over time, the abdominal cavity also ends up being damaged. The diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma is actually arrived at in the following way. Once the asbestos is inhaled into the body, it will cause the structure of the cells that are embedded in the visceral and parietal layers to start changing over time. First of all, the cells are divided and as a result of this division, they end up thickening. The eventual thickening of the cells can make the resulting layers become a tumor and this will then cause the organs that are being protected by the abdominal cavity to slowly malfunction day by day. As a further result of this happening, the liver may be damaged over time. However, in this day and age, doctors do not and are not able to usually provide an early diagnosis. This is because the CT scans that are carried out unfortunately, do not easily show the damage to the abdominal cavity in the early stages of the disease. Although, this disease may at a later stage, arise in the form of small groups of tumors or even, a single tumor. As the resulting tumors keep increasing in size over time, they can then be detected through the CT scans and the disease diagnosed and thankfully, then the relevant treatment can commenced and the chances of recovery hopefully, increased. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/5932364