Pedal (99m)Tc-sulfur colloid lymphoscintigraphy in primary isolated chylopericardium.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Primary isolated chylopericardium is a rare disorder in which chylous fluid accumulates in the pericardial space. In this case report of a 61-year-old man with chylopericardium, pedal (99m)Tc-sulfur colloid (SC) lymphoscintigraphy was performed after emergent pericardiocentesis, and when there was a recurrent massive pericardial effusion. The results showed that (99m)Tc-SC lymphoscintigraphy can clearly reveal the lymphodynamics in patients with primary isolated chylopericardium. This noninvasive investigation is valuable and can be easily performed either before or after pericardiocentesis.
Medical subject headings
- Lymph Nodes
- Pericardial Effusion