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Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma

This kind is significantly less common than epitheloid mesothelioma or biphasic mesothelioma, the combination of epitheloid and sarcomatoid mesothelioma. It is one of the three main types of malignant mesoetheliomas, accounting for 7-20% of cases.

See Mary Hesdorffer, a nurse practitioner and medical liaison for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, speak about the 3 types of mesothelioma and the corresponding affected regions of the body.

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