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- A chyle leak is a rare complication that can occur after surgery for breast cancer, specifically following procedures like a tumorectomy.
- A case is presented involving a 78-year-old woman who experienced a chylous leakage after having sentinel lymph nodes removed during breast-conserving surgery for invasive ductal carcinoma.
- After noticing a "milky" drainage fluid and swelling ten days post-surgery, she required a second surgery where a mass ligature was performed, and a drain was placed to manage the complication.
Article Abstract
A chyle leak following a tumorectomy is a rare complication of surgery for breast cancer. We report a case of chylous leakage after axillary sentinel lymph node dissection. A 78-year-old woman with a left breast invasive ductal carcinoma underwent a breast-conserving surgery and had two sentinel lymph nodes removed. Ten days after surgery she came back with a swelling the left breast and the axilla, the drainage fluid was "milky". She underwent a second surgery for positive margins, during which time we did a mass ligature in the axilla and placed a drain that was remove when it wasn't productive anymore.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jogoh.2023.102544 | DOI Listing |
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