title: Management of chylous leakage after axillary lymph node dissection in a patient undergoing breast surgery.
abstract: A 71-year old woman who underwent a modified radical mastectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the left breast, developed postoperative chylous leakage. Though conservative management was uneffective, a direct surgical repair led to good results. Because the morbidity of a reoperation to the superficial chest wall is low, timely surgical treatment is therefore strongly recommended in cases of high output chylous leakage following a mastectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Goto Central Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan. haraguci@mb.ejnet.ne.jp
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Noritsugu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuneoka
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Furui
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001365:Axilla; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017698:Postmenopause; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013396:Suction