Table 1.

Demographic data of 113 patients

Variables	n (%) or mean±SD
Age (years), mean±SD	60.3±14.5
Gender, female/male	78/35 (69% M)
Known malignancy
Lung	46 (31.9%)
Breast	30 (21.2%)
Ovary	5 (3.4%)
Colon	2 (1.4%)
Stomach	2 (1.4%)
Others	4 (4.1%)
Final diagnosis
Pneumonia	36 (31.9%)
Carcinoma	54 (47.8%)
Tuberculosis	8 (7.1%)
Collagen tissue disorders	2 (1.8%)
Heart failure	13 (11.5%)
Cytology
Benign	87 (77%)
Malignant	26 (23)
Cell block
Benign	81 (71.7%)
Malignant	32 (28.3%)
Subtype of cancer by cell block
Yes	22 (40%)
No	32 (60%)

SD: Standard deviation