CHYLOUS ASCITES DUE TO MALIGNANCY

Chylous ascites is a rare condition affecting lymphatic system. Obstru ction of the lacteal vessels pathway is the most common cause of chylo us ascites secondary to malignant diseases, and often, good results ar e obtained by conservative measures and direct treatment of the primar y underlying disease. Rarely, this kind of approach is proven unsucces sful and peritoneovenous shunts have been employed in selected cases; we present a case where a secondary chylous due to malignant obstructi on of the cisterna chili by an APUD cell tumour was treated by a LeVee n device.