Use of pelvic lymphoscintigraphy to demonstrate lymphoid fluid leakage in an ovarian cancer patient with chylous ascites.

Kaohsiung J Med Sci

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, and Center of General Education, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan.

Published: March 2008

Despite radiotherapy and chemotherapy, chylous ascites occur frequently in patients with ovarian cancer. We report a case of ovarian cancer with massive chylous ascites and describe the use of lymphoscintigraphy to demonstrate pelvic lymph nodes and lymphoid fluid leakage to the pelvic floor.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1607-551X(08)70145-1DOI Listing

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