Types of Mesothelioma

On where the asbestos fibres are trapped in the body, determines the nature of mesothelioma that a person develops. There are three main types of mesothelioma.

Of the pleural Mesothelioma is the most common type. In this case, asbestos particles are inhaled and are embedded in the wall of the ribcage.

Peritoneale Mesothelioma is the second most common. Below are the particles of asbestos welcomes direct way or another caught in the wall of the trachea and eat in this way. They traveled to the stomach and in their integration into the abdominal wall.

Pericardique mesothelioma, a rare form of the disease, accounting for less than 10% of patients diagnosed mesothelioma. The pericardium is the bag of tissues that the heart and foundation of the main arteries. Its unknown how many particles leave the area of the chest, but the current theory believes that the particles are somewhat divided and the body can be transported through the blood in the heart where is the pericardium.