Table 1 Description of the subjects and conditions in the included studies

[21]

2 biopsies

1 vocal polyp

1 laryngeal carcinoma

[29]

3 autopsies

1 asbestosis

1 pleural mesothelioma

1 lung cancer

[7]

8 autopsies

4 asbestosis

1 laryngeal cancer

3 other causes

[34]

1 autopsy

1 lung cancer

[28]

3 autopsies

2 asbestosis

1 other cause

[8]

21 autopsies

Ongoing autopsies for several cases of death

[9]

1 autopsy

1 pleural mesothelioma

[10]

11 autopsies

8 mesotheliomas

2 lung cancers

1 paranasal sinus cancer

[11]

1 autopsy

1 malignant mesothelioma

[16]

1 autopsy

1 pleural mesothelioma