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. 2012 May 11;4(2):197–200. doi: 10.3892/etm.2012.572

Table I.

Characteristics of the study groups.

A, MPM patients (n=47)

Patient characteristics n (%)

Age (mean age ± SD), in years 65.2±9.6
Gender
  Male 38 (80.9)
  Female 9 (19.1)
Histology
  Epithelioid 31 (66.0)
  Sarcomatoid 6 (12.8)
  Biphasic 4 (8.5)
  Desmoplastic 1 (2.1)
  Unknown 5 (10.6)
Stage
  I 9 (19.2)
  II 10 (21.3)
  III 9 (19.2)
  IV 19 (40.3)

B, Non-malignant patients (n=29)

Patient characteristics n (%)

Age (mean age ± SD), in years 70.1±11.1
Gender
  Male 22 (75.9)
  Female 7 (24.1)
CT findings
  Benign asbestos pleurisy 3 (10.3)
  Plaque 5 (17.2)
  Tuberculosis (TB) pleurisy 1 (3.5)
  Infectious (non-TB) pleurisy 1 (3.5)
  Chronic pleurisy 6 (20.7)
  Pleural thickening 12 (41.3)
  Pleural effusion 1 (3.5)

MPM, malignant pleural mesothelioma.