There's two main types of mesothelioma Where you can get mesothelioma

Where you can get mesothelioma

There's two main types of mesothelioma

Pleural mesothelioma starts in the sheets of tissue that cover the lungs. Peritoneal mesothelioma grows in the tissue lining the inside of the abdomen (tummy). Pleural mesothelioma is much more common than peritoneal mesothelioma.

  Mesothelioma in the covering of the lung (pleural mesothelioma)
  Mesothelioma in the abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma)

Pleural mesothelioma is much more common than peritoneal mesothelioma.