title: Thoracic Cavernous Lymphangioma Provoking Massive Chyloptysis: A Case Report.
abstract: Chyloptysis is a relatively rare embodiment of disease that encompasses a lengthy differential and provides many diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Presented here is the case of a young woman with massive chyloptysis due to a thoracic cavernous lymphangioma arising in the peripartum period. The severity of her condition mandated the use of cardiopulmonary bypass to resect her lymphangioma. We believe that the extent of her symptoms, etiology of disease, and surgical management represent a unique scenario in the literature.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Cayce
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harness-Brumley
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Girod
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartolome
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: DiMaio
keywords: cardiopulmonary bypass; chyloptysis; mediastinal lymphangioma