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  • Title: Chylothorax: a complication of a left subclavian vein thrombosis.
    Author: Van Veldhuizen PJ, Taylor S.
    Journal: Am J Clin Oncol; 1996 Apr; 19(2):99-101. PubMed ID: 8610655.
    Abstract:
    The development of a chylothorax is a rare complication of a superior vena caval thrombosis. We describe a unique case of chylous pleural effusion occurring in a patient with an underlying lymphoma who had a Hickman-Broviac catheter and a left subclavian vein thrombosis. The effusion resolved after the initiation anticoagulant therapy. This potentially reversible cause of a pleural effusion needs to be considered in any patient with a central venous catheter who is undergoing treatment for an otherwise malignant disorder.
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