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Book/Book Chapter 
Malignant diseases of the pleura, peritoneum, and other serosal surfaces 
Gibbs, AR; Craighead, JE 
2008 
Oxford University Press 
New York, NY 
Abestos and its dieases 
190-229 
English 
This chapter focuses on malignant mesothelioma (MM) and other mesothelial lesions and conditions that mimic MM. MM is now, alongside lung cancer, the most important occupational cancer among industrial populations worldwide. MM is a diffuse tumor that arises in the serosal surfaces of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, ovary, and tunica vaginalis of the testis. The most frequent location is the pleura followed by the peritoneum. As a result of serosal effusion and diffuse serosal thickening by tumor, patients with pleural tumors typically present with chest pain and shortness of breath and abdominal pain with distension in the peritoneal cases 
malignant mesothelioma; mesothelial lesions; tumor; asbestos exposure 
Gibbs, AR; Craighead, JE 
9780195178692