Chylothorax in hairy cell leukemia.
A case of postoperative left chylothorax in a 43-year-old black woman with hairy cell leukemia is reported. First submitted to pleural drainage, she was successfully treated with a combination of chemotherapy and elemental enteral diet enriched with medium-chain triglycerides.
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Nutrition Division and Pathology Post-graduation Course of Uberaba Medical School, MG, Brazil. dfcnutro@mednet.com.br
dos Santos
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da Cunha
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Monteiro
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Lima
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D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications