title: Ruptured retroperitoneal lymphatic malformation.
abstract: Retroperitoneal lymphatic malformations can cause significant displacement, pressure, or entrapment of adjacent organs raising suspicion of a malignant retroperitoneal tumor. They often mimic ascites but may rarely be a cause of ascites. Computed tomography (CT) imaging findings in an infant with a cystic retroperitoneal lymphatic malformation and massive chylous ascites are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Rifenburg
authors.forename: Beau
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Batton
authors.forename: Aruna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vade
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000503:physiopathology; D001201:Ascites; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States