[Chylothorax as presenting form of a gastric adenocarcinoma].
Malignancies other than lymphoma can in rare instances induce the development of chylothorax. A patient with this unusual type of pleural effusion is described herein. The need to rule out a gastric neoplasm when confronted with a case of chylothorax with no obvious cause is stressed.
Martín-Joven
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid.
Fernández Ballesteros
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Cervero
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Marco
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Solís
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
Quilotórax como forma de presentación de un adenocarcinoma gástrico.