2018, Number 5
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Med Int Mex 2018; 34 (5)
Chyloascites and bilateral chylothorax
Silva M, Torres J
Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 815-820
PDF size: 396.03 Kb.
ABSTRACT
The presentation of chylous ascites and bilateral chylothorax is rare, its etiology
can be divided into traumatic and non-traumatic, malignant tumors of abdominal
origin are the most frequent cause in adults without a traumatic history. We report
the case of a 72-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities, who presented chyllocytosis
plus bilateral chylothorax, the integration of clinical data, cytochemical,
bacteriological and radiological studies were inconclusive, as part of the etiological
approach was performed a laparoscopic exploration that finally established
the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite the common occurrence of
lymphoma effusions, hairy effusions are rare, a situation that creates interest in the
presentation of this clinical case
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