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. 2021 Jul 12;21:224. doi: 10.1186/s12890-021-01583-7

Table 3.

Histopathologic diagnostic rate of non-infectious pleural lesions with pleural effusion (n, %)

n = 90 Pleural malignancy
n = 72
Mesothelioma
n = 7
Nonspecific pleurisy
n = 11
Pleural effusion 14 (19.44) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00)
Pleural biopsy 58 (100.00) 2 (28.57) 11 (100.00)
P p < 0.01 p < 0.01 p < 0.01