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Table 2 Description of data extracted from each included study

From: Clinical manifestations and diagnostic methods in pulmonary angiosarcoma: protocol for a scoping review

Type of data

 

Study characteristics

Year of publication

Authors

Country of study

Sample size

Study design

Patient characteristics

Age

Gender

Ethnicity

Comorbidities

Smoking status

History of prior chemical or occupational exposure

History of prior radiation

History of breast cancer or other malignancy

Disease characteristics

Duration from symptom onset to presentation

Duration from symptom onset to diagnosis

Respiratory symptoms at onset

Extrapulmonary symptoms

Physical examination findings

Results of Investigations

Chest radiograph

Chest computed tomography

Lung biopsy (TBB, VAT biopsy, SLB)

Skin or other organ biopsies

18F-FDG PET

Pleural fluid analysis

Laboratory data

Treatment and survival outcomes

Chemotherapy regimens and duration

Surgery

Palliative care

Patient outcomes (rehospitalization, death)