Table 2 The results of cytology the patients with malignant pericardial drainage

Patients with Malignant pericardial effusion

11

 Colorectal cancer

1

Patient 1: adenocarcinoma

 Lung cancer

4

Patient 2: adenocarcinoma

Patient 3: adenocarcinoma

Patient 4: adenocarcinoma

Patient 5: adenocarcinoma

 Thymic carcinoma

1

Patient 6: thymic carcinoma

 Breast cancer

2

Patient 7: breast carcinoma

Patient 8: breast carcinoma

 Metastatic cancer with unknown origin

1

Patient 9: squamous cell carcinoma

 Esophageal cancer

1

Patient 10: esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

 Lymphoma

1

Patient 11: lymphoma