As reported on the Airc website, Foundation for Cancer Research, the mesothelioma from which former Rai journalist Franco Di Mare suffers is a tumor that arises from mesothelium cells. This is the name of the membranes that cover the internal organs like a thin film. Depending on the area it covers, the mesothelium takes on different names: it is called pleura in the thorax, peritoneum in the abdomen, pericardium in the space around the heart and tunica vaginalis in the area around the testicles. In addition to malignant mesothelioma, benign tumors can also develop from the mesothelium (adenomatoid tumors, benign cystic mesothelioma, etc.) which are generally removed surgically and do not require further treatment.
Mesothelioma, what is the rare tumor (linked to asbestos) from which Franco Di Mare suffers: symptoms and treatments
Franco Di Mare: «I have a very bad tumor, mesothelioma: you get it by breathing asbestos particles»