Chylothorax in a patient with ovarian tumour.
A rare case of chylothorax complicating sex cord tumour of ovary in a young girl is being reported here. It was successfully managed by using a multipronged strategy consisting of chemotherapy, total parentral nutrition and bleomycin pleurodesis.
Gupta
P R
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Department of Chest Diseases and TB, SMS Medical College, Jaipur (Rajasthan), India. guptapr_dr@hotmail.com
Taly
Anju
A
Joshi
Narayani
N
Gupta
Shashi
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Meena
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RC
Jain
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D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D018700:Pleurodesis / Q000379:methods
D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin