Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chylothorax is characterized by accumalation of milky fluid called chyle into the plural space. Most common causes of cyhlothorax are trauma or surgery of thoracic duct and malignancies. Among the malignancies lymphoma is responsible approximately 70% of cyhlothorax but other lymphocytic tumors incl...

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Main Authors: Hakan Tanrıverdi, Fırat Uygur, Osman Korcan Tilkan, Mertol Gökçe, Meltem Tor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Chylothorax
Pleural effusion
Leukemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711530037X
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spelling doaj-99613f520d434ebdb95ec3ef83ae39312020-11-25T00:19:23ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712015-01-0116C13113310.1016/j.rmcr.2015.09.006Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemiaHakan Tanrıverdi0Fırat Uygur1Osman Korcan Tilkan2Mertol Gökçe3Meltem Tor4Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zonguldak, TurkeyBülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zonguldak, TurkeyBülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zonguldak, TurkeyBülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zonguldak, TurkeyBülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zonguldak, TurkeyChylothorax is characterized by accumalation of milky fluid called chyle into the plural space. Most common causes of cyhlothorax are trauma or surgery of thoracic duct and malignancies. Among the malignancies lymphoma is responsible approximately 70% of cyhlothorax but other lymphocytic tumors including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rarely reported. A 71 years old man with known CLL, presented with dispnea and pleural effusion and diagnosed cyhlothorax due to leukemic infiltration that confirmed by immuno flow cytometric analyse.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711530037XChylothoraxPleural effusionLeukemia
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author Hakan Tanrıverdi
Fırat Uygur
Osman Korcan Tilkan
Mertol Gökçe
Meltem Tor
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Fırat Uygur
Osman Korcan Tilkan
Mertol Gökçe
Meltem Tor
Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Chylothorax
Pleural effusion
Leukemia
author_facet Hakan Tanrıverdi
Fırat Uygur
Osman Korcan Tilkan
Mertol Gökçe
Meltem Tor
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title Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_short Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_fullStr Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
title_sort chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
publisher Elsevier
series Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
issn 2213-0071
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Chylothorax is characterized by accumalation of milky fluid called chyle into the plural space. Most common causes of cyhlothorax are trauma or surgery of thoracic duct and malignancies. Among the malignancies lymphoma is responsible approximately 70% of cyhlothorax but other lymphocytic tumors including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is rarely reported. A 71 years old man with known CLL, presented with dispnea and pleural effusion and diagnosed cyhlothorax due to leukemic infiltration that confirmed by immuno flow cytometric analyse.
topic Chylothorax
Pleural effusion
Leukemia
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711530037X
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