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1 difficult surgical dissection. Page 435 2 These people when they do have the procedure 3 will be in surgery for eight hours. That is all they 4 can possibly tolerate, and they still can't get all of 5 the tumor out. 6 Q Now, you mentioned that mesothelioma 7 sometimes grows into the lung itself? 8 A Yes, sir. It can also grow into the lung. 9 In this particular illustration as well as 10 in this case, there is not a great deal of extension 11 into the lungs. 12 Here it is growing in between the lobes of 13 the lungs, but mesothelioma can grow into the lungs 14 itself. 15 Q And will that, in effect, shut down the 16 function of that particular lung? 17 A It will shut down the portion of the lung 18 affected by tumor, yes. 19 Q Now, Doctor, is there any other part of the 20 human body that has mesothelial cells? 21 A Yes, sir. The pericardium, which is the