Table 3.
Pathology | N (%) |
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Malignancy | 130 (59.6) |
Non-small-cell lung cancer | 47 (21.6) |
Adenocarcinoma | 42 (19.3) |
Squamous | 3 (1.4) |
Large cell | 2 (0.9) |
Mesothelioma | 20 (9.2) |
Epithelioid | 13 (6.0) |
Sarcomatoid | 3 (1.4) |
Biphasic | 4 (1.8) |
Others | 63 (28.9) |
Small-cell lung cancer | 2 (0.9) |
Breast | 27 (12.4) |
Renal | 2 (0.9) |
Ovarian adenocarcinoma | 7 (3.2) |
Papillary serous | 4 (1.8) |
Melanoma | 2 (0.9) |
Colorectal | 1 (0.5) |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 4 (1.8) |
Lymphoma/lymphoproliferative | 2 (0.9) |
Parotid | 1 (0.5) |
Sarcoma | 2 (0.9) |
Thyroid | 1 (0.5) |
Laryngeal | 2 (0.9) |
Esophageal | 1 (0.5) |
Vulvar | 1 (0.5) |
Carcinoma unknown primary | 4 (1.8) |
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Nonspecific pleuritis | 64 (29.4) |
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Reactive mesothelial changes | 10 (4.6) |
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Atypical mesothelial changes | 9 (4.1) |
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Granulomatous pleuritis | 3 (1.4) |
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Eosinophilic pleuritis | 1 (0.5) |
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Hematoma | 1 (0.5) |