Chylothorax in the Setting of Lung Malignancy
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...
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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) |
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2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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