Pericardial mesothelioma[edit]

Pericardial mesothelioma[edit]

Pericardial mesothelioma is not well characterized, but observed cases have included cardiac symptoms, specifically constrictive pericarditis, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and cardiac tamponade. They have also included nonspecific symptoms, including substernal chest pain, orthopnea (shortness of breath when lying flat), and cough. These symptoms are caused by the tumor encasing or infiltrating the heart.^[4]

End stage mesothelioma[edit]

In severe cases of the disease, the following signs and symptoms may be present:^{[citation needed]}

• Blood clots in the veins, which may cause thrombophlebitis
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation, a disorder causing severe bleeding in many body organs
• Jaundice, or yellowing of the eyes and skin
• Low blood sugar level
• Pleural effusion
• Pulmonary emboli, or blood clots in the arteries of the lungs
• Severe ascites

If a mesothelioma forms metastases, these most commonly involve the liver, adrenal gland, kidney, or other lung.^[16]