Bilateral chylothorax complicating massive osteolysis (Gorham's syndrome)

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1277-1278

  Riantawan, Pratheep ^a   Tansupasawasdikul, Sudarat ^a   Subhannachart, Ponglada ^a  

^a Central Chest Hospital Thailand   (Thailand)

Author keywords

chylothorax; Gorham's syndrome; massive osteolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHYLOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029802641     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.12.1277     Document Type: Article

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