Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal ...

This includes the pleura (lung lining), peritoneum (abdominal cavity lining), pericardium (heart lining), and the tissues surrounding the testes. It can be either malignant (cancerous) or non ...

The pleura now can be moved from the mediastinum ... The dissection then continues behind the pericardium. In some patients, involvement of the diaphragm necessitates a full-thickness resection of the ...