CHYLOTHORAX AS A PRESENTING SIGN OF GASTR IC ADENOCARCINOMA

Authors
MARTINJOVEN A BALLESTEROS AF CERVERO M MARCO J SOLIS J
Citation
A. Martinjoven et al., CHYLOTHORAX AS A PRESENTING SIGN OF GASTR IC ADENOCARCINOMA, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas, 88(12), 1996, pp. 880-881
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas → ACNP
ISSN journal
11300108
Volume
88
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
880 - 881
Database
ISI
SICI code
1130-0108(1996)88:12<880:CAAPSO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Malignancies other than lymphoma can in rare instances induce the deve lopment of chylothorax. A patient with this unusual type of pleural ef fusion is described herein. The need to rule out a gastric neoplasm wh en confronted with a case of chylothorax with no obvious cause is stre ssed.