Table 3 Cytology results as a function of pleural fluid appearance and tumor type.*
Pleural Fluid Appearance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Non- Bloody n = 206 | Bloody n = 159 | |
Primary malignancy, No. (%) | |||
Lung | + Cytology | 93 (86.9%) | 64 (91.4%) |
- Cytology | 14 (13.1%) | 6 (8.6%) | |
Breast | + Cytology | 40 (88.9%) | 28 (90.3%) |
- Cytology | 5 (11.1%) | 3 (9.7%) | |
Gastrointestinal | + Cytology | 11 (100.0%) | 11 (91.7%) |
- Cytology | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (8.3%) | |
Leukemia | + Cytology | 3 (50.0%) | 8 (72.7%) |
- Cytology | 3 (50.0%) | 3 (27.3%) | |
Lymphoma | + Cytology | 4 (40.0%) | 6 (100.0%) |
- Cytology | 6 (60.0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Other tumors | + Cytology | 19 (70.4%) | 14 (48.3%) |
- Cytology | 8 (29.6%) | 15 (51.7%) | |