J Endocr Surg.
2023 Jun;23(2):64-70. 10.16956/jes.2023.23.2.64.
Chyle Leakage After Right Selective Lymph Node Dissection in a Patient With Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- KMID: 2549294
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.16956/jes.2023.23.2.64
Abstract
- Chyle leakage is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of lateral neck lymph node dissection for metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. Most cases of chyle leakage occur after left lateral neck node dissection; chyle leakage after right lateral neck node dissection is extremely rare because of the anatomy of the thoracic duct. We present a rare case of right selective neck node dissection (levels II-Vb) for right lateral lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma complicated by chyle leakage, which was successfully treated with thoracoscopic thoracic-duct ligation.
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