title: Lymphangiomatosis presenting with bronchial cast formation.
abstract: Lymphangiomatosis is a rare disorder of the lymphatic system that is known to cause chylothorax. Chyloptysis may occur but chylous bronchial cast formation is rare. A case is reported of lymphangiomatosis in a 34 year old woman whose initial manifestation was cough productive of bronchial casts. Two years later the patient developed a chylothorax. Ligation of the thoracic duct through a low thoracotomy was curative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Connecticut 06850, USA.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods