Amit Kumar Samal

Postoperative Axillary Chyle Leak Following Modified Radical Mastectomy with Level III Axillary Dissection: A Rare Case Report of a Complication Managed Conservatively

Chinmaya Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, Shyam Kumar Hariharan, Sudam Sadangi, Snehasis Pradhan, Amit Kumar Samal & Sunil Kumar Agrawala · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2026

Introduction: Chyle leak after axillary lymph node dissection is a rare postoperative complication that may occur after injury to the thoracic duct or its aberrant tributaries. Early recognition is important because persistent chyle loss may contribute to nutritional, metabolic a...