Korean J Hematol.
2002 Aug;37(3):236-240.
A Case of Chylous Ascites Associated with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Liver Cirrhosis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. ykkang@amc.seoul.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Chylous effusion is an unusual complication of malignant neoplasm, usually lymphoma. In cases with cancer, the tumor was usually extensive, and the prognosis was invariably poor with a one year mortality rate of 80%. It was also reported that chylous effusion could also result from liver cirrhosis. The incidence of this complication was reported to be 0.5% in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites. Here we report a case of 62 year old male with chronic alcoholism history who presented with abdom-inal distension and right cervical mass. He was subsequently diagnosed as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chylous ascites with liver cirrhosis and treated with chemotherapy. In spite of treatment, lymphoma progressed and the patient expired.
