Table 1 The etiologies of pericardial effusions
Diagnosis | n |
|---|---|
Malignancy | 26 |
Lung cancer | 14 |
Breast cancer | 5 |
Hematological malignancy | 4 |
Other | 3 |
Benign disorders | 22 |
Chronic non-specific pericarditis | 15 |
Lung cancer | 4 |
Breast cancer | 3 |
Hematological malignancy | 2 |
Nasopharyngeal cancer | 1 |
Cervix cancer | 1 |
Prostate cancer | 1 |
Renal cell cancer | 1 |
Testis cancer | 1 |
Undifferentiated cancer | 1 |
Tuberculosis | 2 |
Mesothelioma | 1 |
Hematological malignancy | 1 |
Hypothyroidism | 1 |
Renal cell cancer | 1 |
Irradiation | 2 |
Lung cancer | 2 |
Bacterial pericarditis | 1 |
Lung cancer | 1 |
Viral pericarditis | 1 |
Thymoma | 1 |