Chylothorax: a complication of a left subclavian vein thrombosis.
The development of a chylothorax is a rare complication of a superior vena caval thrombosis. We describe a unique case of chylous pleural effusion occurring in a patient with an underlying lymphoma who had a Hickman-Broviac catheter and a left subclavian vein thrombosis. The effusion resolved after the initiation anticoagulant therapy. This potentially reversible cause of a pleural effusion needs to be considered in any patient with a central venous catheter who is undergoing treatment for an otherwise malignant disorder.
Van Veldhuizen
P J
PJ
Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA.
Taylor
S
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000925:Anticoagulants