Chylothorax Associated with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

An 80-year-old man who had suffered from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and achieved complete remission was admitted to our hospital due to right pleural effusion. Thoracentesis revealed that the effusion was chyle. Lymphoscintigraphy showed an obstruction of the thoracic duct below the sternum....

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Published in:Intern Med
Main Authors: Kohmoto, Osamu, Kawabe, Kazumi, Ono, Hideya, Yanagimoto, Ryuta, Arimoto, Junji, Hatada, Atsutoshi, Suruda, Tadatoshi, Minakata, Yoshiaki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5283966/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27980266
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