Massive Pleural Fluid Collection in Adult Nigerians

Table 1

The aetiology of massive pleural fluid collections.

Aetiology	Total
Pulmonary tuberculosis	21 (44.9%)
Metastatic malignancy	18 (37.5%)
Parapneumonic effusion	3 (6.3%)
Posttraumatic exudative effusion	3 (6.3%)
Amoebic liver abscess	2 (4.2%)
Biventricular ventricular failure	1 (2.1%)

Metastatic breast cancer: 11, primary lung cancer: 3, metastatic ovarian cancer: 3, and metastatic prostate cancer: 1.