title: [Chylous ascites: apropos of a case of endometrial adenocarcinoma associated with homologous carcinosarcoma of a fallopian tube].
abstract: A patient who was 61 years of age had obstruction of the thoracic duct by metastases from an adenocarcinoma of the endometrium together with a carcinosarcoma of the tube. She developed chylous ascite. The diagnostic approach and the treatment has been reviewed by the authors.
authors.affiliation: Département de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Delaloye
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gloor
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Grandi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D005185:Fallopian Tube Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000473:pathology*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Ascite chyleuse: à propos d'un cas d'adénocarcinome de l'endomètre associé à un carcinosarcome homologue d'une trompe.