Table 2.

Histopathologic and metastatic findings

	n	%	Thomason et al. [4], %
Mesothelioma type
Biphasic	7/24	29	35
Epithelial	13/24	54	35
Sarcomatous	4/24	17	30
Not available	6/30	20	28
Effusion cytologic findings
Benign	10/17	59	70
Malignant	4/17	23	20
No fluid available	3/17	18	−
Inconclusive	−	−	10
Not available	13/30	43	64
Metastases
Lymphatic	8/16	50
Hepatic	2/16	13
None observed	6/16	38
Not mentioned	14/30	47