Mesothelioma disease is a form of severe cancer that is virtually always caused by a previous exposure to asbestos materials. In mesothelioma disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium which is a protective lining that is a covering of most of the body's internal organs.

Its most common location is the pleura which is the outer lining of the lungs but it also occurs in the peritoneum whic is the lining of the abdominal cavity or the pericardium which is a sac that surrounds the heart.

Mesothelioma: is classified as a tumor of the mesothelium which can be either benign (localized) or malignant (diffusely spread) and that is usually caused by the ingestion of asbestos product particles.

 

 

 

Mesothelium is the thin layer of mesodermal epithelial cells that forms the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium.

Mesothelioma is a very unusual but no longer very seldom cancer that is usually very difficult to diagnose, treat and responds very poorly to typical therapy. Mesothelioma is a known cancer in which cancerous and/or malignant cells begin appear around the heart, chest or abdominal region of the human body. It is believed that the main cause is usually from exposure to asbestos. It takes about 30 to 40 years after asbestos exposure for mesothelioma cancer symptoms to start appearing.