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case_images: Chest x-ray before surgery (A) and at discharge (D). Moderate pleural effusion without obvious mediastinal or pleural pathology (B); Small cavitation noted in left upper lobe and bilateral miliary nodules (C).
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case_images: New chest radiograph showed a recurrent pleural effusion on the same side, and a chest tube was re-inserted (Figure 1).
case_images: Milky white fluid in the under-water seal bag at admission.
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case_images: The daily drain output was more than 2 L, and subsequently he was referred to our center (Figure 2).