title: Primary idiopathic chylopericardium: report of two cases.
abstract: Primary chylopericardium is an extremely rare disease. This report presents two cases of this disease, in a 47-year-old man and 21 -year-old woman. Both cases were given diagnosis of primary chylopericardium by chylous pericardial fluid examination and lymphangio-scintigraphy which demonstrated abnormal communication between the left thoracic duct and the pericardial cavity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohmori Hospital, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. maru@pd5.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nanjo
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsubuku
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohyama
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C057162:technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate