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  • Title: Disseminated lymphangiomatosis presenting with massive chylothorax.
    Author: Konez O, Vyas PK, Goyal M.
    Journal: Pediatr Radiol; 2000 Jan; 30(1):35-7. PubMed ID: 10663507.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Lymphangiomatosis is a disease characterized by involvement of various body constituents and can involve the skeletal system, connective tissues, and visceral organs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present a case of a 9-year-old girl where this entity presented with extensive right-sided chylothorax. Conventional imaging, including skeletal scintigraphy and contrast enhanced CT of the chest and abdomen, may have underestimated the extent of the disease, as seen on follow-up T2-weighted MR images of the chest and abdomen in our case. RESULTS: MRI easily demonstrated additional bone lesions as well as multiple small splenic lesions, which were difficult to appreciate on prior CT examinations. CONCLUSION: We suggest that MRI may be helpful to assess the extent of this disease more accurately.
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