Background: In this study, the clinical characteristics, survival, and prognostic factors of 200 patients diagnosed as having chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) were analyzed. Methods: The medical charts of 200 CLL patients registered to our center between 1984 and 2000 were retrospectively evaluated. Results: Of all patients, 129 were men and…
Chylothorax occurs when a disruption in the thoracic duct allows chyle to escape into the pleural space. The most commonly reported cause is malignancy, especially lymphoma. However, chylothorax caused by chronic lymphocytic leukemia is rarely reported in the literature. We describe a patient who developed chylothorax secondary to chronic lymphocytic…
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