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Table 2 Types of cancer

From: Ultrasound-guided central venous catheterization in cancer patients improves the success rate of cannulation and reduces mechanical complications: A prospective observational study of 1,978 consecutive catheterizations

 

Noof procedures

% of cancer

Total

1,978

100

Solid tumor

1,398

70.68

Gastrointestinal

904

45.70

Lung

64

3.24

Breast

136

6.88

Other solid cancer

294

14.86

Hematologic malignancies

580

29.32

Lymphomas

216

10.82

Acute leukemia

196

9.91

Multiple myeloma

126

6.37

Other hematologic malignancies

42

2.12