Extract
A patient underwent radical neck dissection on right side for cervical lymph node secondary tumours from a primary carcinoma of larynx. He presented with exertional breathlessness 2 weeks after the surgery. The results of a physical examination and chest radiography are show in figure 1. He had no other symptoms.
Abstract
Can you diagnose this case of exertional breathlessness in a patient who underwent radical neck dissection? http://ow.ly/YvbN30dxyfs
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