Table 2 Etiologies in the malignancy group. Among patients with malignant disease, patients with lung cancer constituted the highest percentage
Malignancy | n = 57 |
|---|---|
Lung cancer | 34 (59.6) |
Gastrointestinal carcinoma | 7 (12.3) |
Malignant lymphoma | 3 (5.3) |
Renal carcinoma | 3 (5.3) |
Breast carcinoma | 2 (3.5) |
Gynecological carcinoma | 2 (3.5) |
Pleural mesothelioma | 1 (1.8) |
Hemangiosarcoma | 1 (1.8) |
Primary cancer of unknown type | 4 (7.0) |