Chylothorax and Chylopericardium as Initial Presentation of Thymoma: A Case Report
Anna Rossa S. Cuerdo, MD; Gener A. Idor, MD
Perpetual Help Medical Center - Las Pinas; Section of Pulmonary Medicine
*Corresponding author
*Anna Rossa S. Cuerdo, MD; Gener A. Idor, MD ,Perpetual Help Medical Center - Las Pinas; Section of Pulmonary Medicine
DOI: 10.55920/JCRMHS.2022.02.001066
Figure 1 : Initial chest xray showing bilateral pleural effusion
Figure 2 : Odorless, milky pleural fluid
Figure 3 : Chest Xray post bilateral pleural catheter insertion
Figure 4 : Chest Ct scan showing anterior mediastinal mass measuring 15.7 x 7.4 x 15.3 cm
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