Table 1. Cases of bilateral chylothorax following neck dissection reported in the literature.

Year	Authors (reference)	Disease	Neck dissection	Treatment	Prognosis
1951	Frazell et al.[9]	Carcinomacutaneumfaciale	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1976	Coates et al.[10]	Laryngocarcinoma	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1981	Saraceno et al.[11]	Carcinoma of the floor of the mouth	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1985	Har-EI et al.[12]	Thyroid cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1985	Ng et al.[13]	Carcinoma of the floor of the mouth	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1988	Pace-Balzet et al.[14]	Adenolymphoma	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1989	Oi et al.[15]	Maxillary sinus carcinoma	Left	Conservative	Recovery
1992	Biurrun et al.[16]	Unclear	Unclear	Conservative	Recovery
1995	Jabbar et al.[17]	Thyroid cancer	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery
2000	Gregor et al.[18]	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma	Right	Conservative	Recovery
2001	Al-Sebeih et al.[19]	Laryngocarcinoma	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery
2001	Jortay et al.[20]	Unclear	Left	Conservative	Recovery
2003	Kamasaki et al.[21]	Tongue cancer	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery
2004	Busquets et al.[22]	Adenolymphoma	Left	Surgery + conservative	Recovery
2006	Srikumar et al.[23]	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma	Left	Surgery + conservative	Recovery
2007	Tsukahara et al.[24]	Thyroid cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
		Tongue cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
		Laryngocarcinoma	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery
2007	Bae et al.[25]	Thyroid cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
		Thyroid cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
2009	Han et al.[26]	Thyroid cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
2010	AL-Khudaris et al.[27]	Laryngocarcinoma	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery
2011	Rodier et al.[28]	Thyroid cancer	Left	Conservative	Recovery
2011	Tian W et al.[29]	Thyroid cancer	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery
		Thyroid cancer	Bilateral	Conservative	Recovery