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Three Cases of Chylothorax After Lung Cancer Surgery: Possible Lymphatic Vessel Variation in the Upper Right Mediastinum.

Xiaoyun Li, Mei Xu, Mingyu Fan, Xiaojun Tang

Clinical case reportsOct 1, 2026PMID 42812791doi:10.1002/ccr3.73593 PMC13620215Journal ArticlepubmedProvenance
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Postoperative chylothorax is an uncommon complication after lung cancer resection. However, chylous leakage caused by iatrogenic injury of aberrant mediastinal lymphatic vessels often presents massive drainage and fails conservative treatment, requiring reoperation. A retrospective analysis was…

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