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| Diseases | Number |
|---|---|
| Malignant pleural effusion | 36 |
| Lung cancer | 17 |
| Breast cancer | 8 |
| Mesothelioma | 5 |
| Other, 1 each (laryngeal, prostate, colon, prostate, anaplastic carcinoma, stomach) | 6 |
| Benign pleural effusion | 34 |
| Chronic pleuritis | 30 |
| Chronic pleuritis, radiotherapy | 3 |
| Ascites | 1 |
| Empyema | 17 |
| Chronic hemothorax | 4 |
| Pericardial effusion (all metastatic lung cancer) | 3 |
| Mesothelioma | 3 |
| Lung disease (both usual interstitial pneumonitis) | 2 |
| Chylothorax | 2 |
| Pneumothorax | 1 |
| Total | 102 |
