Abstract

ARMAS MOREDO, Karina et al. Bilateral chylothorax and simultaneous lymphoma in two male patients: report of two cases. AMC [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.1, pp.110-123. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: chylothorax is a serious disease, even more if it is bilateral and of a malignant cause; but it has treatment and the patient’s condition may be stable. Objective: to present two patients of medical interest and prove that a good response from the treatment may be expected. Clinical cases: two male patients with bilateral chylothorax and lymphoma were simultaneously attended at the hospital. Complementary diagnostic tests were made. The diagnosis of both patients turned out to be non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s lymphomas respectively. They were put on a diet in which fat was cut; the oncospecific treatment and repeated thoracocentesis were applied in both hemithoraxes. The first patient, after getting better from the bilateral effusion and initial symptoms, passed away 11 months later for not controlling the base disease. The second patient presented a stable condition of both complaints 18 months later. In both cases chylotorax was eased and it was not necessary to repeat the drainage. Analyses compared to other reports are made mainly when the lymphoma is the etiological cause; the adopted conduct coincides with other current studies. Conclusions: the patients got better from bilateral chylothorax; one of them did not get a stable condition of his base disease and died and the second one is asymptomatic. A good therapeutic response may be obtained.

Keywords : CHYLOTHORAX [diagnosis]; LYMPHOMA; PLEURAL EFUSION; MALE; CASE STUDIES.

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