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What Are the Signs of Mesothelioma?
Treating Mesothelioma
What Are the Risk Factors for Mesothelioma?
Forms of Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Survival Rate
Coping With Mesothelioma
The Mesothelioma Screening Process
How Many People Get Mesothelioma?
What Is Mesothelioma?
How to Prevent Mesothelioma
Stages of Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma in Younger Patients
How Does Mesothelioma Spread?
History of Mesothelioma
What Causes Mesothelioma?
Facts About Mesothelioma
New Treatments for Mesothelioma
You may have seen an ad on television asking if you suffer from mesothelioma and you now wonder about the … More
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelial cells, which are present in the covering of the lungs, called … More
Mesothelioma was discovered and recognized in 1960 when Dr. Wagner described 33 cases of mesothelioma occu… More
Mesothelioma is responsible for 100,000 deaths within the United States each year. Since the 1930's, cases… More
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, comprising ofabout 3 percent of all cancer cases. It affects the me… More
The three forms of mesothelioma include epithelioid mesothelioma, sarcomatoid mesothelioma and biphasic me… More
Mesothelioma spreads throughout the body if it goes untreated after being exposed to asbestos, radiation o… More
Preventing mesothelioma involves avoiding exposure to asbestos, radiation and certain viruses. Follow thes… More
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lungs primarily caused by asbestos exposure. Reading this article will tea… More
A mesothelioma is a malignant tumor that originates from mesothelial cells that line the body cavities. It… More
Some symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath, a cough and pressure on the chest. Learn about … More
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is virtually always caused by exposure to asbestos. Sadly, those wh… More
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that occurs after exposure to absestos, which is a mineral with long, fib… More
Personal injury lawsuits have brought a great deal of attention to mesothelioma, a type of cancer that aff… More
Summary: The three forms of mesothelioma include epithelioid mesothelioma, sarcomatoid mesothelioma and biphasic mesothelioma. Understand the differences between these forms with information from an oncologist in this free video on types of cancer.
Dr. Rolf Freter is a hermatologist and oncologist at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA.read more
"There are three subtypes of mesothelioma and that depends really on how the cancer looks under the microscope. The most common types is called an epithelioid and that's approximately 50 to 60% of all mesothelioma. That has, perhaps, the most benign clinical course and is the most amenable to aggressive treatment such as trimodality treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The least common form would be so-called sarcomatoid mesothelioma, where the cells instead of being round or square, appear elongated, almost like sarcoma cells, another type of aggressive cancer. And in between that, roughly 30% of cases of mesothelioma are so-called mixed or biphasic, where they have elements of both epithelioid cells and sarcomatoid cells."
eHow Article: Forms of Mesothelioma
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