Table 4 Survival of patients with breast carcinoma after the onset of pleural effusion.

Konikov et al [18]

37

mean 6.1 months

Anderson et al [19]

35

mean 9.5 months

Rosato et al [20]

50

mean 19 months (dead)

mean 54 months (alive)

Martini et al [21]

33

median 14 months

Chernow et al [22]

13

mean 7.3 months

Fentiman et al [23]

105

mean 15.7 months

Raju et al [24]

122

mean 9.7 months

Saisho et al [25]

21

42.5% at 1 year

16.5% at 2 years

Present study

114

mean 15.6 ± 2 months

median 13.7 months