Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by chylothorax
| Autor: | Y. Davidovitch, M. Shtalrid, O. Zimhony |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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80 and over medicine.medical_specialty Pleural effusion business.industry Respiratory disease Chylothorax medicine.disease Leukemia Lymphocytic Chronic B-Cell Surgery Leukemia Pleural disease Effusion hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal Medicine medicine Humans Female Hairy cell leukemia Complication business Aged |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Internal Medicine. 235:375-377 |
| ISSN: | 1365-2796 0954-6820 |
| Popis: | Chylothorax is a very rare complication of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: we describe an 81-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia complicated by chylothorax. Treatment with mediastinal irradiation and chemotherapy was unsuccessful. The pleural effusion resolved after talc pleurodesis. |
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