Chyle leakage after axillary node sampling in a patient with breast cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Chyle leakage is a well-known complication after thoracic surgery, such as esophagectomy, cardiac surgery, mediastinal lymph node dissection, and neck surgery. However, chyle leakage is a rare complication after dissections of the lateral or subclavian axillary nodes for breast s...

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Main Authors: Norio Kohno, Takeo Kimoto, Akiko Okamoto, Hirokazu Tanino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00885-y