Bilateral chylothorax following left supraclavicular lymph node dissection for breast cancer: one case report and literature review

Chylothorax is a rare complication of neck dissection, and bilateral chylothorax is even rarer. However, both are potentially serious and sometimes life-threatening, especially those that are associated with left neck dissection for head and neck neoplasms. We report one case of bilateral chylothora...

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Autores principales: Yang, De-Juan, Ren, Guo-Sheng, Wang, Xiao-Yi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24417875
http://dx.doi.org/10.5732/cjc.013.10102
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Sumario:Chylothorax is a rare complication of neck dissection, and bilateral chylothorax is even rarer. However, both are potentially serious and sometimes life-threatening, especially those that are associated with left neck dissection for head and neck neoplasms. We report one case of bilateral chylothorax following left supraclavicular dissection for breast cancer. This case was treated successfully with a new conservative management approach.

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