Co-existent chylous and serous pleural effusions associated with ovarian cancer: a case report of Contarini's syndrome.
This paper reports a rare complication of ovarian cancer, emphasising the role of computed tomographic scanning (CT) in the evaluation of the disease. The aetiology of the case is discussed with reference to a similar clinical case originally reported in 1667.
D002916:Chylothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed