Mesothelioma Diagnosis Types of Mesothelioma

Question 1

Which type of mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs?

Accepted Answer

Pleural mesothelioma

Answer

Peritoneal mesothelioma

Answer

Pericardial mesothelioma

Answer

Testicular mesothelioma

Question 2

What percentage of all mesothelioma cases does pleural mesothelioma account for?

Accepted Answer

About 75%

Answer

About 50%

Answer

About 25%

Answer

About 90%

Question 3

Which type of mesothelioma develops in the lining of the abdomen?

Accepted Answer

Peritoneal mesothelioma

Answer

Pleural mesothelioma

Answer

Pericardial mesothelioma

Answer

Testicular mesothelioma

Question 4

Pericardial mesothelioma affects which organ's lining?

Accepted Answer

Heart

Answer

Liver

Answer

Kidney

Answer

Spleen

Question 5

Which cell type in mesothelioma is associated with the best prognosis?

Accepted Answer

Epithelioid

Answer

Sarcomatoid

Answer

Biphasic

Answer

Desmoplastic

Question 6

What is the rarest form of mesothelioma by anatomical location?

Accepted Answer

Testicular mesothelioma

Answer

Pericardial mesothelioma

Answer

Peritoneal mesothelioma

Answer

Pleural mesothelioma