Non-Hodgkin lymphoma manifesting as massive malignant chylothorax: successful management with chemotherapy and ambulatory drainages using indwelling pleural catheter.
Recurrent cancer-related chylothorax is generally managed by talc pleurodesis or indwelling pleural catheter in the palliative care setting to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. In chylothorax associated with curable/treatable malignancies like lymphoma, there are scarce data regarding the efficacy and safety of indwelling pleural catheters. We report a case of recurrent massive chylothorax associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who demonstrated long-term remission of lymphoma and complete regression of chylothorax after treatment with combination chemotherapy and ambulatory drainages using indwelling pleural catheter.
Department of Medicine, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.|Launceston Clinical School, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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Mohamed
Department of Medicine, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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Tan
Department of Medicine, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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Kalpurath
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018700:Pleurodesis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
chylothorax; indwelling pleural catheter; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma