15+ Mesothelioma Peritoneum
Background. This disease accounts for between 10% and 15% of all mesothelioma cases. Peritoneal mesothelioma develops in the abdomen.

Surgery and chemotherapy are the most successful treatments to improve prognosis. Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that can develop decades after exposure to asbestos. Most cases occur in adults (>40 yrs.

Myxoid variant of peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma is extremely rare with only 5 reported cases.

This disease accounts for between 10% and 15% of all mesothelioma cases. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is an uncommon primary tumor of the peritoneal lining. Pleural mesothelioma is much more common than peritoneal mesothelioma. Approximately 40% of patients with peritoneal mesothelioma are women, but this varies with mesothelioma subtype.