The symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath due to pleural effusion (fluid between the lung and the chest wall) or chest wall pain, and shortness of breath, cough. Diagnosing mesothelioma is often difficult, because the symptoms are similar to those of a number of other conditions.
It is one of most common symptoms of mesothelioma and directly leads to shortness of breath (“dyspnea”). Dyspnea increases in relation to the volume of this fluid, as does the pain associated with the effusion. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma usually include abdominal pain and swelling due to a buildup of fluid in the abdomen (ascites). When cancer begins in the membrane that surrounds the lungs, mesothelioma symptoms may include shortness of breath and pain in the chest or under the ribcage. Pleural mesothelioma symptoms are usually due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura.
