From: Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion
Variables | Values |
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Age, yr., mean ± SD | 62.8 ± 9.7 |
Sex, male/female, n (%) | 183/159 (53.5/46.5) |
Smoking status, n (%) | |
Current or previous smoker | 127 (37.1) |
Non-smoker | 149 (43.6) |
Not clear | 66 (19.3) |
History of malignancy | 32 (9.4) |
CT imaging | |
Mediastinal and hilum lymphadenopathy | 196 (57.3) |
Pleural thickening | 159 (46.5) |
Pulmonary consolidation or infiltration | 158 (46.2) |
Pulmonary mass or nodules | 134 (39.2) |
Pulmonary atelectasis | 126 (36.8) |
Pleural nodularity | 51 (14.9) |
Side of effusion, n (%) | |
Right | 149 (43.6) |
Left | 133 (38.9) |
Bilateral | 60 (17.5) |
Size of effusion, n (%) | |
Small | 57 (16.7) |
Moderate | 44 (12.9) |
Large | 241 (70.4) |
Effusion appearance, n (%) | |
Blood- tinged | 191 (55.9) |
Yellow | 151 (44.1) |