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==Background==
*Most commonly caused by [[lymphoma]] (60%)
**Other causes
***Trauma (25%)
***Iatrogenic injury after head and neck surgery (15%)
****Thoracic duct enters the neck to the left of the esophagus and arches several centimeters above the clavicle.

==Clinical Features==
*Chyle can accumulate in the thoracic and abdominal cavities leading to:
**Chyle Fistula
**Chylous Effusion
**Chylous [[ascites]]
**[[Chylothorax]]
**Chylopericardium
*Leakage of fluid can lead to
**Inflammatory reaction
**Infection
**[[Electrolyte abnormalities]]
**Poor wound healing
**Fistula formation

==Differential Diagnosis==
*[[Abscess]]
*Malignancy

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==References==
Pascual J, Hsiao T, Goldstein S.  Chylous Leak - The abscess doppleganger.  Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 9C (2017) pp. 63-64

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