title: Chylothorax in a dog with pulmonary lymphangiosarcoma.
abstract: Lymphangiosarcoma of the pulmonary pleura was found to be the cause of persistent chylothorax in an eight-year-old, intact male golden retriever. After a two-month course of medical management, a lymphangiogram and thoracic duct ligation were performed with the objective of decreasing further effusion. At surgery, gross lung pathology was biopsied and yielded a histopathological diagnosis of pulmonary pleural lymphangiosarcoma. A relatively rare tumor, lymphangiosarcoma of the pulmonary pleura has not previously been documented as a source of chylothorax in the dog.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Medical and Surgical Group, Ventura, California 93003, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Waldrop
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Pike
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dulisch
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gliatto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008204:Lymphangiosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography