He deadly disease of mesothelioma is diagnosed in close to 3,000 Americans each year. Most mesothelioma sufferers were unwittingly exposed to deadly asbestos at work.
At Belluck & Fox, asbestos and mesothelioma lawyers, we focus on mesothelioma cases, holding negligent companies accountable for the pain and suffering they inflicted on their unsuspecting employees. Mesothelioma is an asbestos-caused cancer of the membranes that surround many of the body’s vital organs. When the mesothelium becomes cancerous, it is called mesothelioma. Surrounding the lung, the mesothelium is called the pleura and the form of mesothelioma is called pleural mesothelioma; in the abdomen, it is the peritoneum and the cancer is called peritoneal mesothelioma; the lining around the heart is the pericardium and there mesothelioma is identified as pericardial mesothelioma. Mesothelioma of the reproductive tissues has only presented in men, so it is known asmesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis.
Mesothelioma is a diffuse malignancy and spreads itself throughout a tissue area. Some forms of cancer are characterized by a single, solid tumor mass, whereas malignant mesothelioma presents as an invasion of a large number of smaller masses throughout an entire area.
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