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14768369

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
A 28-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of chest pain and dyspnea. Chest radiographs showed left pleural effusion. The effused fluid obtained by thoracocentesis was milky, and so chylothorax was diagnosed. A high-resolution chest CT (HRCT) scan demonstrated diffuse multiple cystic lesions, which were undetectable by conventional CT. An abdominal CT scan showed a retroperitoneal tumor. Since the effusion was resistant to conservative therapy, we performed clipping of the thoracic duct under the diaphragm. Since the effusion disappeared after continuous aspiration, 10 KE of OK-432 was administered into the pleural cavity, and the chylorrhea disappeared. The clinical diagnosis, based on the biopsy of the abdominal tumor, was lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chylothorax developing from lymphangioleiomyomatosis is rare in Japan. However, we must consider the possibility of lymphangioleiomyomatosis in patients with chylothorax, and always perform chest HRCT.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1343-3490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) causing chylothorax].
pubmed:affiliation
Fifth Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports