title: Chylopericardium Secondary to Lymphangiomyoma - A case report -.
abstract: Chylopericardium is a rare disease entity characterized by the accumulation of chylous fluid in the pericardial sac. It usually arises from mediastinal neoplasms, thrombosis of the subclavian vein, tuberculosis, nonsurgical trauma, thoracic or cardiac surgery. The spectrum of symptoms for chylopericardium varies from an incidental finding of cardiomegaly to dyspnea, upper abdominal discomfort, cough, chest pain, palpitation, fatigue. However, most of the patients are asymptomatic. The main purpose of treatment of chylopericardium is the prevention of cardiac tamponade and prevention of metabolic, nutritional, and immunological compromise due to chyle leak. Here, we report a case of chylopercardium secondary to lymphangiomyoma with review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea.
authors.forename: Seongmin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Yang-Haeng
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang-Hyun
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Young-Chul
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Il-Yong
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Kyung-Taek
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soo-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jung