Actionable cytology related to gender and CT scan features
| Sample sufficient to guide management | Significance | ||
| Yes | No | ||
| Male gender | 20/45 (44%) | 56/95 (59%) | χ2 1df=2.58, p=0.108 |
| Pleural thickening | 19/43 (44%) | 68/92 (74%) | χ2 1df=10.39, p=0.001 |
| Pleural nodularity | 13/43 (30%) | 49/92 (53%) | χ2 1df=5.70, p=0.017 |
| Lymphangitis | 9/43 (21%) | 5/92 (5%) | χ2 1df=7.57, p=0.006 |
| Pericardial effusion | 4/43 (9%) | 5/92 (5%) | χ2 1df=0.74, p=0.401 |
| Thoracic lymphadenopathy | 27/43 (63%) | 40/92 (43%) | χ2 1df=4.37, p=0.037 |