Table 3 Summary of demographic, clinical and therapeutic characteristics of all 20 reported patients

Age [years]

17^a

mean 45.7; SD: 14.6; range: 17-72

Gender

17^a

 Female

15

88.2%

 Male

2

11.8%

Diagnosis

20

 Cancer

18

90.0%

 PTC

15

 MTC

1

 ATC

1

 TC

1

 N/A

2

10.0%

Surgery

20

 TT + ND

14

 Sub T + ND

2

 TT + partial ST + ND

2

 TT + ST

2

Thoracic duct reported

16^a

 ID + LIG

11

69.0%

 no ID

5

31.0%

Neck Dissection

18

 Bilat.

9

 Left

9

Type of Neck Dissection

18

 Centr. + Lat.

17

 Lat.

1

Time of diagnosis (POD)

16^a

mean 5, SD: 5.75, range: 1-25

Side of Chylothorax

18^a

 Bilat.

15

83.0%

 Left

3

17.0%

Duration of drainage (days)

13^a

mean: 8.5, SD: 7, range: 1-20

Treatment after thoracic drainage

20

 Conservative with diet alone

12

 Combined conservative and surgery

5

 Surgery only

2

 N/A

1