Table 2 Causes of malignant pleural effusions
Causes | Patients, N (%) |
|---|---|
Mesothelioma | 117 (32%) |
Lung cancer | 102 (28%) |
Breast cancer | 51 (14%) |
Haematological malignancy | 24 (7%) |
Gynaecological malignancy | 22 (6%) |
Cancer of unknown primary | 15 (4%) |
Gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary cancer | 11 (3%) |
Urological malignancy | 8 (2%) |
Melanoma | 4 (1%) |
Sarcoma | 3 (1%) |
Head/Neck cancer | 3 (1%) |
Other (including thymic, carcinoid, neuroendocrine and primary peritoneal malignancies) | 4 (1%) |