Mesothelial cells reportedly phagocytose higher levels of dead tumor cells than viable tumor cells31, and apparently have phagocytic receptors such as Brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor 1, T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 1 (Kidney injury molecule 1, KIM-1), Stabilin-2, and scavenger receptors, including lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor-1, CD68 and CD36. This evidence concerns the gene CD68 and neoplasm.