Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by chylothorax.
Chylothorax is a very rare complication of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: we describe an 81-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by chylothorax. Treatment with mediastinal irradiation and chemotherapy was unsuccessful. The pleural effusion resolved after talc pleurodesis.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
Davidovitch
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Shtalrid
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*