An unusual case of chylothorax complicating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
A 64 year old man with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed extremely troublesome chylous pleural effusions following effective chemotherapy. With the pre-operative use of olive oil, a diffuse leakage of lymph was seen at thoracotomy. Oversewing was performed eventually resulting in an excellent outcome.
Larsen
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Department of Clinical Haematology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Manoharan
A
A
Fermanis
G
G
Schonell
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M
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged