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Types
of Lung Cancer
Pleural Mesothelioma / Peritoneal Mesothelioma
The
most common place for mesothelioma to develop is in the
mesothelial membrane, also called the pleural lining,
surrounding the lungs. About two thirds of all mesothelioma
cases develop in the pleural mesothelium or lung lining.
Pleural mesothelioma is also known as cancer of the lung
lining.
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The
remaining cases, about one third, develop in the peritoneal
mesothelium in the abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma).
Rarely, mesothlioma occurs in other mesothelial tissue,
such as around the heart or in the reproductive organs
(pericardial mesothelioma).
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