title: Bilateral chylothorax following left supraclavicular lymph node dissection for breast cancer: one case report and literature review.
abstract: Chylothorax is a rare complication of neck dissection, and bilateral chylothorax is even rarer. However, both are potentially serious and sometimes life-threatening, especially those that are associated with left neck dissection for head and neck neoplasms. We report one case of bilateral chylothorax following left supraclavicular dissection for breast cancer. This case was treated successfully with a new conservative management approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P. R. China. cyfywxy@163.com.
authors.forename: De-Juan
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guo-Sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Xiao-Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002916:Chylothorax; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D037981:Neck Dissection