Pleuroperitoneal (Denver) Shunt for Recurrent Nonmalignant Breast Seroma in a Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient

Pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunts have been used primarily for palliation of refractory malignant and chylous peritoneal and pleural collections.(1–5) We used a pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunt for a recurrent, nonmalignant breast seroma in the palliation of metastatic breast cancer as a novel use of...

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Autores principales: Pflibsen, Lacey R., Velazco, Cristine S., Rhee, Daniel H., Bryant, Lyndsey A., Chapital, Alyssa B., Rebecca, Alanna M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
Materias:
Breast
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339355/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32766072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002928
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Sumario:Pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunts have been used primarily for palliation of refractory malignant and chylous peritoneal and pleural collections.(1–5) We used a pleuroperitoneal (Denver) shunt for a recurrent, nonmalignant breast seroma in the palliation of metastatic breast cancer as a novel use of this shunt.

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