chylothorax /chy·lo·tho·rax/ (-thor´aks) pleural effusion of chyle or chylelike fluid.
chylothorax
chylothorax [ki″lo-thor´aks]
chy·lo·tho·rax (k  l -thôr  ks)n. An accumulation of chyle in the thoracic cavity. |
chylothorax
[kī′lōthôr′aks]
Etymology: Gk, chylos + thorax, chest
a condition marked by the effusion of chyle from the thoracic duct into the pleural space. The cause is usually a traumatic injury to the neck or a tumor that invades the thoracic duct. Treatment is directed at repairing damage to the duct.
chylothorax [ki″lo-thor´aks]
a pleural effusion consisting of chyle or a chylelike fluid; it may be either congenital (such as in babies) or acquired from trauma or disease states. There are two types: chylous effusion, due to leakage of chyle from the thoracic duct, and chyliform or pseudochylous effusion, consisting of chylelike fluid, the result of a chronic disease such as tuberculosis.
chylothorax
the presence of effused chyle in the pleural cavity. Occurs most commonly in dogs and cats, caused by traumatic injury to the thoracic duct, neoplasms in the cranial mediastinum, or a congenital abnormality of the duct.
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