Variables | Values |
---|---|
Age, yr., median (range) | 62 (40–78) |
Sex, male, n (%) | 20 (50.0) |
Symptom | |
Dyspnea | 26 (65.0) |
Chest pain | 19 (47.5) |
Cough | 11 (27.5) |
Fatigue | 6 (15.0) |
Fever | 3 (7.5) |
CT imaging, n (%) | |
Pulmonary consolidation or infiltration | 20 (50.0) |
Pulmonary atelectasis | 19 (47.5) |
Pleural thickening | 17 (42.5) |
Mediastinal lymphopathy | 11 (27.5) |
Pulmonary mass or nodules | 11 (27.5) |
Pleural nodularity | 7 (17.5) |
Effusion site, n (%) | |
Right | 19 (47.5) |
Left | 16 (40.0) |
Bilateral | 4 (10.0) |
Effusion size, n (%) | |
Large | 20 (50.0) |
Moderate | 9 (22.5) |
Small | 11 (27.5) |
Thoracoscopic findings, n (%) | |
Pleural nodules | 32 (80.0) |
Pleural hyperemia | 19 (47.5) |
Pleural adhesion | 15 (37.5) |
Pleural edema | 5 (12.5) |
Pleural plaques | 5 (12.5) |
Histology type | |
Epithelioid | 14 (35.0) |
Sarcomatoid | 9 (22.5) |
Biphasic | 5 (12.5) |
Undifferentiated | 12 (30.0) |