among 56 cases of diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma ( including three cases from our institute and 53 reported in japan from 1978 to 1987 ) , we investigated several prognostic factors , such as age , sex , exposure to asbestos , smoking history , symptom duration , tuberculin skin test , localization of the lesion , pleural effusion , histologic type , metastasis , treatment and some laboratory data , concerning periods from the appearance of symptoms to death .
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