Table 3– Characteristics of three cohorts for validation
VariableSexStageAge yrs
Immunohistochemistry of normal lung tissue and adjacent28 males11 stage IA, 8 stage IB57 (30–92)
20 females7 stage IIA, 6 stage IIA
6 stage IIIA, 2 stage IIIB
8 stage IV
10 metastatic pleurae6 females4 stage IIIB57 (26–85)
4 males6 stage IV
8 MPE block4 females1 stage IIIB63 (46–75)
4 males7 stage IV

  • Age values are given as mean (range). MPE: malignant pleural effusion.