Gefitinib leads to complete resolution of postoperative cervical chyloma and chylothorax in a lung cancer patient.

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Cervical chyloma is a not uncommon complication after neck surgery, especially following diagnostic excision of supraclavicular lymph nodes. Conservative treatment remains the standard approach but is inevitably distressful. We describe the case of a 60-year-old Asian woman who was diagnosed as having adenocarcinoma of the lung with cervical and supraclavicular node involvement. She developed persistent cervical...

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