The diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of diffuse malignant mesothelioma.

Between 1969 and 1985, 245 patients with diffuse malignant mesothelioma were treated (157 male, 88 female). The average age was 55.8 years and the sex ratio was 1.8: 1 in favour of males. The right side was more frequently affected than the left (56.7% vs. 43.3%)