Root Cause Of Disease Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer affecting your peritoneum. Your peritoneum is a membrane that lines your abdominal cavity and organs, like your liver and intestines. Like other types of mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma can be related to prior asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a type of building material that’s harmful…
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Root Cause of Disease Mesothelioma of the pericardium is extremely rare. It is a primary cancer of the pericardium, the layer of tissue that surrounds the heart. Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelium, the tissue that surrounds most organs in the body. The vast majority of cases are primary cancers of the pleura, the…
Epithelial, Sarcomatous, Biphasic. Root Cause of Disease Pleural mesothelioma — or malignant pleural mesothelioma — is a rare cancer that grows in the membrane (pleura) that lines the walls of your chest and lungs. The condition gets its name from the mesothelium, a lining that protects your internal organs. Cancer that forms in any part…
Malignant mesothelioma, Pleural mesothelioma, Peritoneal mesothelioma, Pericardial Mesothelioma, Testicular Mesothelioma. Root Cause of Disease Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers many of the internal organs known as the mesothelium. The most common area affected is the lining of the lungs and chest wall. Less commonly…