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Case Reports

Management of Malignant Chylothorax with Subcutaneous Octreotide Treatment

Anthony C. W. LauCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7643-9405
ORCID Icon,
Phoebe Yu Hsuan Hsu
,
David Ng
,
Kai Luecke
&
Shalini Nayar
Pages 48-51 | Received 28 May 2020, Accepted 22 Jan 2021, Published online: 18 Feb 2021

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