Tissue Diagnosis
NSCLC, pleural effusion, nonsquamous, squamous carcinoma
PLEURAL EFFUSION, ATYPICAL CARCINOID TUMOR, DISEASE, NSCLC, SQUAMOUS CARCINOMA
Biopsy-proven NSCLC was demonstrated in 107 patients (71%), although 3 patients were later found to have early-stage disease and underwent surgical resection (benign pleural effusion and bone and liver lesions). Of 104 patients with advanced NSCLC, 90 patients had nonsquamous histologic characteristics, 2 had atypical carcinoid tumors, and 12 had squamous carcinoma (