Table 3 Diagnoses established by thoracoscopy in patients with MPE (n = 342)
From: Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion
Diagnoses | n (%) |
|---|---|
Non-small cell lung cancer | 221 (64.6) |
 Adenocarcinoma | 215 (97.3) |
 Squamous cell carcinoma | 6 (2.7) |
Small cell lung cancer | 11 (3.2) |
Other metastatic carcinoma | 40 (11.7) |
Malignant mesothelioma | 35 (10.2) |
 Epithelioid |  |
 Sarcomatoid |  |
 Biphasic |  |
 Undifferentiated |  |
Lymphoma | 10 (2.9) |
Undetermined | 25 (7.3) |