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Non‐ H odgkin lymphoma manifesting as massive malignant chylothorax: successful management with chemotherapy and ambulatory drainages using indwelling pleural catheter
Author(s) -
Mohamed M.,
Tan J.,
Kalpurath K. K
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.12860
Subject(s) - medicine , chylothorax , pleurodesis , chemotherapy , pleural effusion , lymphoma , surgery , ambulatory , malignant pleural effusion , catheter , pleural disease , respiratory disease , lung
Recurrent cancer‐related chylothorax is generally managed by talc pleurodesis or indwelling pleural catheter in the palliative care setting to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. In chylothorax associated with curable/treatable malignancies like lymphoma, there are scarce data regarding the efficacy and safety of indwelling pleural catheters. We report a case of recurrent massive chylothorax associated with non‐ H odgkin lymphoma who demonstrated long‐term remission of lymphoma and complete regression of chylothorax after treatment with combination chemotherapy and ambulatory drainages using indwelling pleural catheter.