It is a cancer of mesothelial cells. The leaves of the pleura are fibrous. It protects the heart and enables it to move smoothly into the sac that surrounds it. Because it is so close pleural mesothelioma can also affect the leaf tissue covering the heart the pericardium. They produce a lubricating fluid that fills the gap between the two pleura. Doctors call the pericardium lining but it is outside the heart.
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