Parameters | All (n = 64) | Group based on sex | Group based on publishing year | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 40) | Female (n = 24) | P | 1981 to 2000 (n = 22) | 2001 to 2015 (n = 42) | P | ||
Female | 24 (37.5%) | NA | NA | NA | 4 (18.2%) | 20 (47.6%) | 0.03* |
Age (yrs.) | 39.5 ± 15.5 | 38.2 ± 16.4 | 41.5 ± 13.8 | 0.41 | 40.6 ± 16.4 | 38.9 ± 15.1 | 0.83 |
Anatomical type | n = 58 | n = 37 | n = 21 | 0.40 | n = 21 | n = 37 | 0.38 |
Diffuse | 40 (69.0%) | 24 (64.9%) | 16 (76.2%) | 13 (61.9%) | 27 (73.0%) | ||
Localized | 18 (31.0%) | 13(35.1%) | 5 (23.8%) | 8 (38.1%) | 10 (27.0%) | ||
Histopathological type | n = 28 | n = 20 | n = 8 | 0.40 | n = 7 | n = 21 | 0.97 |
Epithelioid | 15 (53.6%) | 8 (40.0%) | 7 (87.8%) | 4 (57.1%) | 11 (52.4%) | ||
Sarcomatous | 4 (14.3%) | 4 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (14.3%) | 3 (7.1%) | ||
Mixed | 9 (32.1%) | 8 (40.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 2 (28.6%) | 7 (16.7%) | ||
Complications | n = 51 | n = 31 | n = 20 | n = 18 | n = 33 | ||
Tamponade | 19 (37.3%) | 11 (35.5%) | 8 (40.0%) | 0.77 | 9 (50.0%) | 10 (30.3%) | 0.23 |
Constriction | 14 (27.5%) | 9 (29.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 0.75 | 6 (33.3%) | 8 (24.2%) | 0.71 |
Pleural effusion | n = 38 | n = 23 | n = 15 | n = 11 | n = 27 | 0.76 | |
Left | 9 (23.7%) | 7 (30.4%) | 2 (13.3%) | 3 (27.3%) | 6 (22.2%) | ||
Right | 3 (7.9%) | 0 | 3 (20.0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (11.1%) | ||
Bilateral | 21 (55.3%) | 13 (56.5%) | 8 (53.3%) | 6 (54.5%) | 15 (55.6%) | ||
None | 5 (13.2%) | 3 (13.0%) | 2 (13.3%) | 2 (18.2%) | 3 (11.1%) |