Peritoneal mesothelioma symptoms may include: Mesothelioma in the pericardium around the heart is very rare, but asbestos exposure can lead to irritation and damage to the pericardium ...

In Cappadocia, Turkey, an unprecedented mesothelioma epidemic causes 50% of all deaths in three small villages. Initially linked solely to the exposure to a fibrous mineral, erionite, recent ...

The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

As a result, you may experience: When the cancer spreads to the walls that line the inside of the abdomen (known as peritoneal mesothelioma) symptoms may include: Pericardial mesothelioma affects ...

The dissection then continues behind the pericardium. In some patients ... Surgical staging and work-up of patients with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 9:356-60, ...

After being used since the 1940s in various industries, asbestos is now linked to severe health risks, including asbestosis, ...

Noninfectious pericarditis mainly includes autoimmune systemic diseases, post-pericardiotomy syndromes and neoplastic pericardial disease. Treatment should be targeted to the cause, but remains ...