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European Heart Journal 1984 5(10):846-849;
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© 1984 The European Society of Cardiology

Isolated chylopericardium due to lymphangiomatous dysplasia of the thymus

H. P. J. DE HAAN, J. KOLFF and B. BUIS

Leiden University Hospital, Department of Cardiology Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 17 May 1984; revised 31 July 1984; .

Address for correspondence: Dr H. P. J. de Haan, University Hospital Leiden, Department of Cardiology, Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA Leiden, The Netherlands.

Abstract

In this paper we present the case of an 18-year old asymptomatic woman whose routine chest radiograph revealed an enlarged cardiac silhouette which was caused by a chylopericardium due to a lymphangioma of the thymus.

Key Words: Chylopericardium • thymus • lymphangioma


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