What is mesothelioma ?

 

Mesothelioma is a malignant cancer disease of the mesothelioma our protective layer of tissue covers many of the body’s organs such as the heart ,the lung and the abdominal organs. Mesotheliomais a rare disease being found new each year in about four thousands patients cases. Mesothelioma is a recognize as being case by exposure to asbestos particles.

Types of mesothelioma 

There are three types of the mesotheliomapleural mesothelioma which is the most common peritoneal mesotheliomathe second most common and pericardial mesothelioma the rarest three peritoneal mesothelioma  is a cancer that makes up 10 to 20 person of the patients cases and it affects the linging of the abdomen . it is caused by the ingertion of the asbestos.

Pericardial mesothelioma  but is frequently found in conjunction with pleural mesothelioma  the pericardium covers the heart and acts as a protective barrier for the heart only a hundred and fifty cases have ever been reported and people aged 40 to 70 are most likely to have pericardial mesothelioma  .

Surgical removal of the pericardium is a current treatment as the lesson constrictions on the heart pleural mesothelioma  being the most common makes up 75% of all mesotheliomacases. It is a tumor that protects that lungs even though it is the most common case of mesothelioma  . it is still sare and is often misdiagnosed with several . lung diseases such as lung cancer and viral pneumonia mesothelioma   and its symptoms often do reveal themselves until 40 years after exposure to asbestos..