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Table 4 Types of metastatic cancers (n = 272)

From: Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion

Metastatic cancers

n (%)

Lung cancer

232 (85.2)

Breast cancer

12 (4.4)

Ovarian cancer

6 (2.2)

Pancreatic cancer

5 (1.8)

Hepatic carcinoma

3 (1.1)

Esophageal carcinoma

2 (0.7)

Renal carcinoma

2 (0.7)

Thymic carcinoma

2 (0.7)

Gastric carcinoma

1 (0.4)

Myeloma

1 (0.4)

Sinuethmoid cancer

1 (0.4)

Malignant hemangioendothelioma

1 (0.4)

Base tongue carcinoma

1 (0.4)

Malignant melanoma

1 (0.4)

Cervical cancer

1 (0.4)

Endometrial cancer

1 (0.4)