A Case of Chylous Ascites Associated with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Liver Cirrhosis.
- Author:
Hyung Suk JI
1
;
Min Hee RYU
;
Joo Ryung HUR
;
Jung Min CHOI
;
Heung Moon CHANG
;
Tae Won KIM
;
Jung Shin LEE
;
Woo Kun KIM
;
Yoon Koo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. ykkang@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chylous ascites;
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;
Liver cirrhosis
- MeSH:
Alcoholism;
Ascites;
Chylous Ascites*;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Incidence;
Liver Cirrhosis*;
Liver*;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Mortality;
Prognosis
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2002;37(3):236-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
