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Table 1 Patient demographics

From: Radiotherapy in the treatment of postoperative chylothorax

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Patient 4

Patient 5

Patient 6

Patient 7

Age

74

70

57

59

47

38

62

Sex

Male

Male

Female

Male

Male

Female

Male

Karnofsky-Index <70%

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Histology

NSCLC Stage IA

NSCLC Stage II A

NSCLC Stage III A

Pseudotumor

Metastasis

Thymoma

Metastasis

Neoadjuvant Therapy

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Localisation

Right upper lobe

Left lower lobe

Left lower lobe

Left lower lobe

Right midle, lower lobe

Mediastinum

Right upper lobe

Primary Operation

Lobectomy

Lobectomy

Lobectomy

Lobectomy

Wedge- resection

Thymectomy

Wedge- resection

Lympadenectomy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Diagnosis, postoperative day

14th

6th

2nd

3rd

1st

2nd

2nd

Cholesterol level mg/dl of drainage fluid at Diagnosis°

35

42

45

48

190

65

37

Triglyceride level of drainage fluid mg/dl at Diagnosis°

121

491

371

123

186

1185

224

  1. ° Cholesterol level normaly: < 65 mg/dl, Triglyceride level normaly: < 110 mg/dl.