Table 2 Classification of cases
From: Re-evaluation of histological diagnoses of malignant mesothelioma by immunohistochemistry
Female | Male | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of evaluable cases | 11 | 50 | 61 |
Validated MM | 9 | 40 | 49 (80%) |
Epithelial/mixed/between epithelial and mixed type | 9/0/0 | 31/8/1 | 40/8/1 |
Pleura/mediastinum/pericardium | |||
- Epithelial type | 6/1/0 | 24/0/1 | 30/1/1 |
- Mixed type | 0/0/0 | 5/0/0 | 5/0/0 |
- Between epithelial and mixed type | 0/0/0 | 1/0/0 | 1/0/0 |
Peritoneum/pleura and peritoneum/scrotum | |||
- Epithelial type | 2/0/- | 3/2/1 | 5/2/1 |
- Mixed type | 0/0/- | 0/2/1 | 0/2/1 |
Others | 2 | 10 | 12 (20%) |
Adenocarcinoma, lung | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Adenocarcinoma, peritoneum | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pleomorphic carcinoma | 0 | 3 | 3 |
No definitive entity diagnosis, amongst them MM as one differential diagnosis | 1 0 | 5 5 | 6 5 |