Spontaneous chylothorax complicating small cell lung cancer – Review of aetiology and diagnosis

We report the first case of spontaneous chylothorax complicating small cell lung cancer. A 52 year old female presented with exertional dyspnoea, left-sided chest and neck pain, and dysphagia. The chest X-ray on admission revealed a large left-sided pleural effusion. A subsequent CT chest showed a l...

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Main Authors: S. Hanina, C. Vivekananthan, R. Randhawa, M. Bhattacharya, P. Thomas, A. Kavidasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711500009X