Table 1 Patient demographics and specimen characteristics of 3633 serous effusions based on each TIS category
Diagnostic category | ND | NFM | AUS | SFM | MAL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients(n, percentage) | 17(0.5%) | 1100(30.3%) | 101(2.8%) | 677(18.6%) | 1738(47.8%) | 3633 |
Outpatient/inpatient | 5/12 | 203/897 | 24/77 | 158/519 | 436/1302 | 826/2807 |
Gender(number of men/women) | 11/6 | 656/444 | 66/35 | 341/336 | 703/1035 | 1777/1856 |
Average age(year, ranges) | 53(40–65) | 59(17–93) | 61(9–90) | 59(17–93) | 59(14–92) | 58.7(9–93) |
Cell block slides(n) | 12 | 637 | 72 | 518 | 1643 | 2882 |
Serous effusion source(n) | ||||||
Pleural | 14 | 723 | 77 | 442 | 1110 | 2366 |
Peritoneal | 2 | 331 | 24 | 222 | 571 | 1150 |
Pericardial | 1 | 46 | 0 | 13 | 57 | 117 |
Volume: median(range) | 200(50–600) | 262(20–1000) | 260(30–1000) | 256(25–1000) | 273(25–1000) | 265(20–1000) |