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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 41, 325-328, Copyright © 1986 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
DW Johnson, PT Klazynski, WH Gordon and DA Russell
An 11-year-old boy with a capillary/cystic lymphangioma of the posterior
mediastinum is described, in whom a symptomatic chylothorax proved to be
refractory to surgical management. The addition of low dose mediastinal
radiotherapy (2,000 cGy/10 fractions) resulted in prompt and permanent
resolution of the chylothorax. Although operation is the primary modality
of treatment for these lesions, the addition of radiotherapy in such
refractory patients appears to be well tolerated and efficacious and should
result in few long-term complications.
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