Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma

Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma

Chylothorax is a rare complication with both traumatic and non-traumatic causes. the most common non-traumatic cause is malignancy, especially lymphoma. Lymph discharges into the pleural space, causing nutritional, metabolic, immunologic and respiratory complications. We evaluated the case of a pati...

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Main Authors: Adnan Khosravi, Ali Asghar Anjidani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-07-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387609500143
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spelling doaj-1194910b6d79469fbe2a45640970b3e82020-11-25T00:33:24ZengElsevierHematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy1658-38762009-07-0123431434Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphomaAdnan Khosravi0Ali Asghar Anjidani1Department of Oncology, Iranmehr Hospital, Tehran, IranCorrespondence: Ali Ashgar Anjidani Department of Oncology, Iranmehr Hospital, Tehran, Iran; Department of Oncology, Iranmehr Hospital, Tehran, IranChylothorax is a rare complication with both traumatic and non-traumatic causes. the most common non-traumatic cause is malignancy, especially lymphoma. Lymph discharges into the pleural space, causing nutritional, metabolic, immunologic and respiratory complications. We evaluated the case of a patient suffering from a low-grade lymphoma who developed chylothorax that did not respond to chemotherapy and conservative treatment. this patient recovered spontaneously.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387609500143
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title Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma
title_short Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma
title_full Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma
title_fullStr Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous recovery of chylothorax caused by lymphoma
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description Chylothorax is a rare complication with both traumatic and non-traumatic causes. the most common non-traumatic cause is malignancy, especially lymphoma. Lymph discharges into the pleural space, causing nutritional, metabolic, immunologic and respiratory complications. We evaluated the case of a patient suffering from a low-grade lymphoma who developed chylothorax that did not respond to chemotherapy and conservative treatment. this patient recovered spontaneously.
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