Malignant Mesothelioma

Cancerous mesothelioma is an uncommon cancer in which cancerous or cancerous cells form in the thin levels of tissue lining the human chest, heart or abdomen.

When the cancers is in the breasts, it influences the pl?k?n? or tissue lining the lungs which is called cancerous pleural mesothelioma.

This is the most frequent type of mesothelioma cancer.


 In the abdomen, a cancer of the peritoneum or tissue lining the abs cavity and protecting various organs is called malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.

The least common form of mesothelioma influences the pericardium, or outer lining of the heart.

The word mesothelioma cancer literally means a go up of the mesothelium, a layer of tissue that the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium all develop.

Nearly all malignant mesotheliomas occur in those who been exposed to asbestos, either directly or via people they live with.


 Avoiding exposure to asbestos can largely prevent malignant mesotheliomas.

Depending on the location of the cancer, someone with cancerous mesothelioma may have one or more of the following symptoms: breathlessness, pain under the rib parrot cage or in the stomach, an belly lump or swelling, and unexplained weight loss.

If a thorough health background and physical exam suggests malignant mesothelioma cancer as a possible medical diagnosis, a variety of classification tests may be performed, including blood tests, x-rays, MRIs, CT scans and biopsies.

 Malignant mesotheliomas are graded after the degree they have spread. A stage I, or localised, malignant mesothelioma is the one that has not spread over and above the area it started in.

 Stage II, 3 and IV malignant mesotheliomas are advanced, and may have spread to lymph nodes or to encircling or distant organs and tissues.

 Depending on the stage, a therapy plan may include surgery, radiation remedy or chemotherapy.


Some tumor treatment centers are engaged in trials using biotherapy and immunotherapy.