Spontaneous chylothorax associated with primary lymphedema and a lymphangioma malformation.
Spontaneous chylothorax associated with primary lymphedema is an exceedingly rare clinical entity. We report a case of chylothorax in a 38-year-old woman with a history of primary lymphedema of the right leg and an inguinal lymphangioma. Pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, as well as literature review are presented.
Dagenais
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Division of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Ferraro
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Duranceau
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D000328:Adult; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications*; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000150:complications*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*