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Thoracic Duct Injury in a Patient Undergoing Axillary Lymphadenectomy: A Case Report.

Michelle Albano Ferreira, Juliana Oliveira Costa, Juliana Lopes de Aguiar Araújo, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Larissa Dos Santos Lourenço Ferreira, Ubiratan Wagner de Sousa, Macerly Layse de Menezes Dantas, Diana Taissa Sampaio Marinho Navarro

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Michelle Albano FerreiraDepartment of Mastology, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Juliana Oliveira CostaDepartment of Medicine, Potiguar University, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Juliana Lopes de Aguiar AraújoDepartment of Mastology, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Kleyton Santos de MedeirosInstitute of Education, Research and Innovation, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4105-7535
Larissa Dos Santos Lourenço FerreiraDepartment of Mastology, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Ubiratan Wagner de SousaDepartment of Mastology, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Macerly Layse de Menezes DantasDepartment of Mastology, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Diana Taissa Sampaio Marinho NavarroDepartment of Mastology, League Against Cancer, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6845-5488

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Abstract

A 56-year-old female patient, with no significant comorbidities, presented with abnormal breast exam findings. Imaging revealed a 5.4-cm irregular nodule in the left breast, diagnosed as invasive breast carcinoma (NST, Grade 2). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was initiated, leading to a reduction in lesion size. Surgical intervention included quadrantectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, and axillary lymphadenectomy, which revealed residual carcinoma and positive lymph nodes. Postoperatively, chylous drainage through a Portovac drain was observed, prompting reoperation, during which the injured lymphatic duct was identified. Conservative management with medium-chain triglycerides resulted in a progressive reduction of drainage. The patient was discharged on the 13th postoperative day, subsequently underwent adjuvant radiotherapy, and is currently receiving regular outpatient follow-up.

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