Chylous leakage after axillary lymph node dissection in a patient with breast cancer

Breast J. 2018 May;24(3):438-440. doi: 10.1111/tbj.12934. Epub 2017 Oct 24.

Authors

Takaaki Oba¹, Mayu Ono¹, Asumi Iesato¹, Toru Hanamura¹, Takayuki Watanabe¹, Tokiko Ito¹, Toshiharu Kanai¹, Kazuma Maeno¹, Ken-Ichi Ito¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Breast, Endocrine and Respiratory Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.

PMID: 29063644
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12934

No abstract available

Keywords: axillary lymph node dissection; breast cancer; chylous leakage.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology*
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / surgery
Chyle*
Drainage
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision / adverse effects*
Lymph Node Excision / methods
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Lymph Nodes / surgery
Male
Mastectomy
Middle Aged
Postoperative Care
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / therapy