title: Chylous pleural effusion caused by mediastinal angiomyolipomas.
abstract: Classical angiomyolipomas are benign tumors composed of various tissues, including fat, abnormal blood vessels and smooth muscle cells. The present study reports a male patient affected by mediastinal angiomyolipomas with massive chylous pleural effusion. The tumors were characterized with histological and immunohistochemical methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China.
authors.forename: Wei-li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Aizemaiti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rusidanmu
authors.forename: Shu-sen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*