Chyle Leak Following Axillary Lymph Node Clearance – a Benign Complication: Review of the Literature

Breast care

Samira Jayasinghe¹  John Taylor¹  Mike Chare¹  Ludger Barthelmes¹ 

[1] Breast Unit, Department of Surgery, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK

关键词: Breast cancer;    Complication;    Lymph node dissection;    Parenteral nutrition;    Breast neoplasm;    Axillary clearance;   

DOI  :  10.1159/000327507

学科分类：泌尿医学

来源: S Karger AG

【 摘 要 】

An 82-year-old patient underwent a mastectomy and axillary lymph node clearance for a large multicentric lobular cancer of the left breast. On day 11 after her operation, white viscous fluid was noted in her axillary drain.

【 授权许可】

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