title: [A combined mediastinal and retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma as a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion].
abstract: We report on a 71-year-old female patient with spontaneous unilateral recurrent chylothoraces - at first glance with no apparent cause. After performing CT, MRI, lymphatic scintigraphy, and CT-guided biopsy, we were able to establish the diagnosis of a combined mediastinal and retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma. Together with a review of the literature concerning cystic lymphangioma, we also discuss possible differential diagnoses of chylothoraces.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Diagnostische Radiologie, Interventionelle Radiologie und Nuklearmedizin, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany. johanneswagenhaeuser@web.de
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wagenhäuser
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mölleken
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Heyer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nicolas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002916:Chylothorax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis