Table 2 Pathology of 400 malignant pleural effusions.
PATIENTS | ||
|---|---|---|
MALIGNANCY | No | % |
Non small cell lung cancer | 166 | 41.5 |
Breast cancer | 97 | 24.2 |
Ovarian cancer | 24 | 6 |
Uterine cancer | 16 | 4 |
Colon cancer | 16 | 4 |
Sarcoma | 14 | 3.5 |
Gastric cancer | 13 | 3.2 |
Lymphoma | 13 | 3.2 |
Small cell lung cancer | 10 | 2.5 |
Pleural mesothelioma | 10 | 2.5 |
Melanoma | 7 | 1.7 |
Oesophageal cancer | 4 | 1 |
Testicular cancer | 4 | 1 |
Hepatocellular cancer | 3 | 0.7 |
Parotid gland cancer | 2 | 0.5 |
Gallbladder cancer | 1 | 0.2 |