title: Nonmalignant Adult Thoracic Lymphatic Disorders.
abstract: The thoracic lymphatic disorders are a heterogeneous group of uncommon conditions that are associated with thoracic masses, interstitial pulmonary infiltrates, and chylous complications. Accurate diagnosis of the thoracic lymphatic disorders has important implications for the newest approaches to management, including embolization and treatment with antilymphangiogenic drugs. New imaging techniques to characterize lymphatic flow, such as dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiogram, are redefining approaches to disease classification and therapy.
authors: Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, 1 Silverstein, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: itkinmax@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors: Maxim
authors: M
authors: Itkin
authors: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati, MSB 6165, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0564, USA.
authors: Francis X
authors: FX
authors: McCormack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000151:congenital*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000151:congenital*; D018192:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; D008202:Lymphangioma; D044148:Lymphatic Abnormalities; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential; D056684:Yellow Nail Syndrome
keywords: Generalize lymphatic anomaly (GLA); Gorham-Stout disease (GSD); Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis (KL); Lymphangiectasia; Lymphangioma; Lymphangiomatosis; Pulmonary lymphangiectasia; Yellow nail syndrome