Primary idiopathic chylopericardium: report of two cases

Ann Nucl Med. 2004 Sep;18(6):537-9. doi: 10.1007/BF02984573.

Abstract

Primary chylopericardium is an extremely rare disease. This report presents two cases of this disease, in a 47-year-old man and 21 -year-old woman. Both cases were given diagnosis of primary chylopericardium by chylous pericardial fluid examination and lymphangio-scintigraphy which demonstrated abnormal communication between the left thoracic duct and the pericardial cavity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoscintigraphy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Rare Diseases / diagnosis
  • Rare Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
  • technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA
  • Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate