Chylothorax in hairy cell leukemia

Authors
Da Cunha, DF Dos Santos, VM Da Cunha, SFD Monteiro, JP Lima, CSP Moraes, H
Citation
Df. Da Cunha et al., Chylothorax in hairy cell leukemia, MEDICINA, 59(1), 1999, pp. 83-85
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
MEDICINA-BUENOS AIRES
ISSN journal
00257680 → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
83 - 85
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7680(1999)59:1<83:CIHCL>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A case of postoperative left chylothorax in a 43-year-old black woman with hairy cell leukemia is reported. First submitted to pleural drainage, she w as successfully treated with a combination of chemotherapy and elemental en teral diet enriched with medium-chain triglycerides.