More About Pleural Effusion

he most lethal disease associated with asbestos is mesothelioma cancer, a swiftly moving carcinoma that has as one of its principal symptoms pleural effusion. The disease can develop in a number of locations, including the lining of the sac around the heart and the lining of the abdominal wall; but by far the most common location for mesothelioma development is in the outer lining of the lungs, a membrane called the pleura.