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Bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection: a case report

BACKGROUND: Chylothorax is an extremely rare but potentially life-threatening complication after radical neck dissection. We report the case of a bilateral chylothorax after total thyroidectomy and cervico-central and cervico-lateral lymphadenectomy for thyroid carcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION: A 40-yea...

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Autores principales: Runge, Tina, Borbély, Yves, Candinas, Daniel, Seiler, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-311