Chylothorax in the Setting of Lung Malignancy

• Main Authors: Avinash Vangara MD (Author), Moeez Haroon MD (Author), Kathleen Kalafatis DO (Author), Sandhya Kolagatla MD (Author), SubramanyaShyam Ganti MD (Author), Opal Prevatt MD (Author)
• 格式: 圖書
• 出版: SAGE Publishing, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chylothorax refers to chyle within the pleural space, which frequently arises from an interruption in the thoracic duct or because of reduced lymphatic drainage. Pleural fluid that is white/milky in appearance, with a triglyceride concentration of greater than 110 mg/dL, strongly supports the diagno...