Cancer Mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma (me-zoe-thee-lee-o-muh) is a type of cancer that occurs in a thin layer of tissue that covers most of the internal organs (mesothelium).
Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer. Mesothelioma treatment is available, but for many people with mesothelioma, its cure is not possible.
Doctors divide mesothelioma into different types depending on the part of the affected mesothelium. Mesothelioma most often affects the tissues around the lungs (pleura). This type is called pleural mesothelioma. Other types of mesothelioma rarely invade the abdominal tissues (peritoneal mesothelioma), around the heart and around the testes.
Mesothelioma does not include the form of non-cancerous (benign) tumors that occur in the chest and sometimes called benign mesothelioma or solitary fibrous tumors.
Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer. Mesothelioma treatment is available, but for many people with mesothelioma, its cure is not possible.
Doctors divide mesothelioma into different types depending on the part of the affected mesothelium. Mesothelioma most often affects the tissues around the lungs (pleura). This type is called pleural mesothelioma. Other types of mesothelioma rarely invade the abdominal tissues (peritoneal mesothelioma), around the heart and around the testes.
Mesothelioma does not include the form of non-cancerous (benign) tumors that occur in the chest and sometimes called benign mesothelioma or solitary fibrous tumors.
