Symptoms associated with local or distant spread
In addition to the general symptoms suffered by victims of malignant mesothelioma, there may be a number of other conditions arising from the disease. These include:

Difficulty swallowing (from invasion into the esophagus).
Nerve problems (from compression of the spinal cord or nerves).
Spinal column distortion (scoliosis).
Superior vena cava syndrome (obstruction of the main vein that returns blood to the heart from the arms/head, which passes through the mediastinum). Characterized by swelling of the face or arms, head fullness/headache, hoarseness, nasal stuffiness, nausea, light headedness.
Symptoms associated with spread to distant organs; these vary according to which organ is involved