Table 3

Symptoms at initial presentation in 90 evaluable cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma¹⁰

Symptom	No. of cases	%
Pain	62	69
Non-pleuritic	56
Pleuritic	6
Shortness of breath	53	59
Fever, chills or sweats	30	33
Weakness, fatigue or malaise	30	33
Cough	24	27
Weight loss	22	24
Anorexia	10	11
Sensation of heaviness or fullness in chest	6	7
Hoarseness	3	3
Early satiety	2	2
Myalgias	2	2
Others^*	1 each	1

^*Other symptoms included aphonia and dysphagia, abdominal distension, sensation of pressure in right upper quadrant, nausea, bad taste in mouth, perceived tachycardia and headache.