Symptoms of mesothelioma

Symptoms vary depending on location.

Pleural mesothelioma symptoms:

* Dry cough.
* Pain while coughing.
* Discomfort when breathing.
* Chest pain beneath the rib cage.
* Shortness of breath.
* Unexplained weight loss.
* Unusual lumps of tissue under the skin on your chest.



Peritoneal mesothelioma symptoms:

* A change in your bowel habits, including frequent constipation or diarrhea.
* Abdominal pain.
* Abdominal swelling.
* Lumps in the abdomen.
* Unexplained weight loss.



Little is known about the symptoms of the pericardial and tunica vaginalis types of mesothelioma because they are so rare.