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Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers many of the internal organs (known as the mesothelium). The most common area affected is the lining of the lungs and chest wall. [Source: Wikipedia ]

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Mesothelioma 
May Cause
Abnormal position of the heart
Anterior mediastinal lesion
Asymmetric lung size
Calcified liver metastasis
Cardiac or pericardial neoplasm or cyst
Chest wall lesion
Compression atelectasis
Constrictive pericarditis
Diffuse peritoneal thickening
Displacement of small bowel loops
Extratesticular tumor in scrotum
Exudative pleural effusion
Hemothorax
Localized elevation of hemidiaphragm
Lung neoplasm
Massive pleural effusion
Mediastinal and/or hilar lymph node enlargement
Mediastinal shift
Mesenteric neoplasm
Middle mediastinal lesion
Misty mesentery
Multiple pleural masses
Paralyzed hemidiaphragm
Paraspinal soft-tissue mass
Pericardial effusion
Peritoneal disease
Pleural calcification
Pleural effusion with disease in thorax
Pleural effusion with enlarged heart
Pleural effusion with normal lungs
Pleural mass
Pleural thickening
Posterior mediastinal lesion
Radiopaque hemithorax
Retrocardiac lesion
Retrosternal mass
Soft-tissue mediastinal mass
Solid mesenteric lesion
Unilaterally elevated diaphragm
Wide mediastinum
Wide right tracheal stripe
May Be Caused by
Marfan syndrome

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