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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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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Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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Chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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chylothorax due to leukemic infiltration in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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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. |
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Chylothorax Pleural effusion Leukemia |
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