Table 2 Overview of histopathological diagnosis and the number of cases

Idiopathical chronic pleuritis

33/80 (41%)

Non-small cell lung cancer

19/80 (24%)

Pleural carcinomatosis by breast cancer

11/80 (14%)

Lymphoma

4/80 (5%)

Pleural carcinomatosis by other solid malignoma

4/80 (5%)

Malignant mesothelioma

3/80 (4%)

Tuberculous pleurisy

3/80 (4%)

Small cell lung cancer

2/80 (3%)

Asbestosis

1/80 (1%)

Total

80/80 (100%)