title: Unusually large cisterna chyli: US and MRI findings.
abstract: We report a rare appearance of cisterna chyli appearing as a giant cystic structure on routine abdominal ultrasonography (US). Diagnosis was established with color Doppler US and after magnetic resonance imaging. This report describes an unusual appearance of the cisterna chyli that radiologists should be familiar with, especially on the routine conventional gray-scale US to avoid mistaking it for a pathologic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ege University Hospital, Bornova, Izmir, 35100, Turkey. sadiktamsel@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamsel
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ozbek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sever
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elmas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demirpolat
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color