Malignant Mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer that affects the mesothelium, or the lining surrounding several of the body’s internal organs. Asbestos exposure is almost exclusively responsible for the development of mesothelioma.
The prevalence of lung cancer in those exposed to asbestos had been noted since the 1920s, and the first case report dealing with malignant mesothelioma, derived from records at Massachusetts General Hospital, was published in 1947. It was not until 1998, however, that mortality recording agencies began tracking malignant mesothelioma as a separate cause of death.
Malignant mesothelioma can affect four parts of the body. The lungs are most frequently affected, which is classified as pleural mesothelioma. The second most common location for the tumors to originate is the abdomen, which is known as peritoneal mesothelioma. Another variation of the disease, pericardial mesothelioma, develops in the sac that surrounds the heart. The rarest location for mesothelioma to be found is in the lining of the testicles, known as the tunica vaginalis, in a form of the cancer that is medically classified as testicular mesothelioma.
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer that affects the mesothelium, or the lining surrounding several of the body’s internal organs. Asbestos exposure is almost exclusively responsible for the development of mesothelioma.
The prevalence of lung cancer in those exposed to asbestos had been noted since the 1920s, and the first case report dealing with malignant mesothelioma, derived from records at Massachusetts General Hospital, was published in 1947. It was not until 1998, however, that mortality recording agencies began tracking malignant mesothelioma as a separate cause of death.
Malignant mesothelioma can affect four parts of the body. The lungs are most frequently affected, which is classified as pleural mesothelioma. The second most common location for the tumors to originate is the abdomen, which is known as peritoneal mesothelioma. Another variation of the disease, pericardial mesothelioma, develops in the sac that surrounds the heart. The rarest location for mesothelioma to be found is in the lining of the testicles, known as the tunica vaginalis, in a form of the cancer that is medically classified as testicular mesothelioma.
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