What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

The most common symptoms of pleural mesothelioma (mesothelioma on the lungs) are difficulty in breathing, chest pain, or both. Occasionally, a patient may not have symptoms at diagnosis. In addition to a general feeling of not being well, other less common symptoms include:

• weight loss
• fever
• night sweats
• cough

Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma (mesothelioma in the abdomen) may include:

• swelling
• pain due to accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
• weight loss
• a mass in the abdomen
• bowel obstruction
• fever