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Table 1 Demographic and pleural characteristics of the patients

From: Combined ultrasound-guided cutting-needle biopsy and standard pleural biopsy for diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions

Parameter

Value

Number of patients

172

Sex (M/F)

108/64

Age, years (mean ± SD; range)

54.8 ± 5.8 (22–91)

Side of effusion (left/right)

96/76

Minimal effusions

0

Small effusions

0

Moderate effusions

80

Large effusions

92

Pleural thickness <3 mm

112

Pleural thickness ≥3 mm

60

  1. Data are numbers of patients unless otherwise stated
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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