Refractory Chylothorax and Lymphedema Caused by Advanced Gastric Cancer
Abstract
Chylothorax is the accumulation of lipid pleural effusion. Few reports have described chylothorax caused by gastric cancer. A 45-year-old woman presented with progressive lymphedema and bilateral chylothorax. Although repetitive thoracentesis was performed to relieve her dyspnea, swelling of her axillary lymph nodes became significant. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography demonstrated the accumulation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in...
Paper Details
Title
Refractory Chylothorax and Lymphedema Caused by Advanced Gastric Cancer
Published Date
Nov 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
58
Issue
21
Pages
3143 - 3148
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