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. 2017 Aug 30;2017:9345324. doi: 10.1155/2017/9345324

Table 3.

Pathology results.

Pathology N (%)
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)

Nonspecific pleuritis 64 (29.4)

Reactive mesothelial changes 10 (4.6)

Atypical mesothelial changes 9 (4.1)

Granulomatous pleuritis 3 (1.4)

Eosinophilic pleuritis 1 (0.5)

Hematoma 1 (0.5)