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Chylothorax is an uncommon and poorly described complication of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of any histological type or grade. Though patients usually have extensive lymphoma, supra-diaphragmatic disease is not always present. This serious medical complication may not be evident at time of diagnosis. It often becomes a chronic problem, and its course does not reflect the successful treatment of the underlying lymphoma.
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O’Callaghan, A.M., Mead, G.M. (1997). Chylothorax in lymphoma: Mechanisms and management. In: Souhami, R.L. (eds) The Teaching Cases from Annals of Oncology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5456-7_12
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