Mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma is a cancer that hits the lungs. It has many possible causes, in particular asbestos. This cancer can be deadly. It is different from asbestosis, another disease caused by asbestos. Mesothelioma has been the subject of many lawsuits, and many lawyers specialize in mesothelioma and asbestosis.


Pathology: tumors (and related structures), cancer, and oncology (C00-D48)
Benign - Premalignant - Carcinoma in situ - Malignant
Topography
Anus - Bladder - Bone - Brain - Breast - Cervix - Colon/rectum - Duodenum - Endometrium - Esophagus - Eye - Gallbladder - Head/Neck - Heart - Hypopharynx - Liver - Larynx - Lung - Mouth - Pancreas - Penis - Prostate - Kidney - Ovaries - Salivary gland - Skin - Spinal - Stomach - Testicles - Thyroid - Urethra - Vagina - Vulva
Morphology
Papilloma/carcinoma - Cholangiocarcinoma - Choriocarcinoma - Adenoma/adenocarcinoma - Soft tissue sarcoma - Melanoma - Fibroma/fibrosarcoma - Metastasis - Lipoma/liposarcoma - Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma - Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma - Mesothelioma - Angioma/angiosarcoma - Osteoma/osteosarcoma - Chondroma/chondrosarcoma - Glioma - Lymphoma/leukemia
Treatment
Surgery - Chemotherapy - Radiation therapy - Immunotherapy - Experimental cancer treatment
Related structures
Cyst - Dysplasia - Hamartoma - Neoplasia - Nodule - Polyp - Pseudocyst
Misc
Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis/metastasis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic phenomenon - ICD-O - List of oncology-related terms


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