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Images. Doctors add a number after each letter to describe how far cancer has advanced. Peritoneal mesothelioma staging involves a different system than the one for pleural mesothelioma.

The most common staging system used when describing mesothelioma is the tumor node metastasis (tnm) system. Peritoneal mesothelioma staging involves a different system than the one for pleural mesothelioma. Early stage mesothelioma median survival rate.

Patients with peritoneal or pericardial mesothelioma are generally described as having localized or advanced mesothelioma.

Official publication of the international association for the study of lung cancer. Official publication of the international association for the study of lung cancer. Gathering data from eight international centers, a new tumor/node/metastasis (tnm) staging system for dmpm was recently proposed. Peritoneal mesothelioma develops in the lining of the abdominal cavity, called the peritoneum.