Volume 106, Issue 3, Pages 950-952 (September 1994) Pleural Effusion Associated With Ipsilateral Breast and Arm Edema as a Complication of Subclavian Vein Catheterization and Arteriovenous Fistula Formation for Hemodialysis  Robert S. Wright, M.D., F.C.C.P., William J. Quinones-Baldrich, M.D., Alpha J. Anders, M.D., F.C.C.P., Gabriel M. Danovitch, M.D.  CHEST  Volume 106, Issue 3, Pages 950-952 (September 1994) DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.3.950 Copyright © 1994 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Preoperative radiograph showing blunted left costophrenic angle and enlarged left breast. CHEST 1994 106, 950-952DOI: (10.1378/chest.106.3.950) Copyright © 1994 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Schematic view of left chest wall venous drainage into the subclavian and brachiocephalic veins. Stenosis, as shown, would effect venous drainage from the parietal pleura, left breast, and arm. The dotted lines indicate that connection of the upper intercostal veins with the lower intercostal veins is variable and may not exist. CHEST 1994 106, 950-952DOI: (10.1378/chest.106.3.950) Copyright © 1994 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions