Lymphangioma of the mediastinum as a cause of chylopericardium.

Authors

  • I C de Menezes Serviço de Pediatria, Hospital de Santa Maria, Carnaxide.
  • G Araújo e Sá
  • A Damião
  • M Telo
  • F M Martins
  • M M Macedo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.4549

Abstract

Chylopericardium is a rare from of pericardial effusion. A case of a ten-year-old female patient with a chylopericardium incidentally detected during a mild respiratory infection through cardiac enlargement at the chest X ray is reported. The techniques used to achieve this diagnosis are described, a special emphasis being put on the CT-scan and lymphangiography, which have not been used in such cases so far. These techniques provided very useful data which were determinant for the success of the proposed therapy. This and other cases reported in the paper indicate that the most common cause of primary chylopericardium is a mediastinal lymphangioma.

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de Menezes IC, Araújo e Sá G, Damião A, Telo M, Martins FM, Macedo MM. Lymphangioma of the mediastinum as a cause of chylopericardium. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 1990 Apr. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 5];3(2):119-21. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/4549

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Arquivo Histórico