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Quilotórax bilateral y linfoma simultáneo en dos varones: presentación de dos casos / Bilateral chylothorax and simultaneous lymphoma in two male patients: report of two cases
Armas Moredo, Karina; Santos Herrera, Yamilet; Olivera Morán, Orlando E; García Rodríguez, Miguel Emilio; Armas Pérez, Bárbaro Agustín.
  • Armas Moredo, Karina; Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni. Camagüey. CU
  • Santos Herrera, Yamilet; Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni. Camagüey. CU
  • Olivera Morán, Orlando E; Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni. Camagüey. CU
  • García Rodríguez, Miguel Emilio; Hospital Universitario Manuel Ascunce Domenech. Camagüey. CU
  • Armas Pérez, Bárbaro Agustín; Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni. Camagüey. CU
Arch. méd. Camaguey ; 18(1): 110-123, ene.-feb. 2014.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-768019
RESUMEN
El quilotórax es una enfermedad grave, más aún si es bilateral y de causa maligna, pero tiene tratamiento y el enfermo puede estabilizarse.Objetivo: presentar dos pacientes de interés médico y demostrar que puede esperarse buena respuesta al tratamiento.Casos Clínicos: se presentaron dos enfermos portadores de quilotórax bilateral y linfoma, ambos varones, atendidos en el hospital de forma simultánea; se realizaron los exámenes complementarios diagnósticos. El diagnóstico en ambos resultó linfoma no Hodgkin y Hodgkin respectivamente, fueron tratados con dieta, se restringieron las grasas; tratamiento oncoespecÍfico y toracocentésis repetidas en ambos hemitórax. El primero, mejorado del derrame bilateral y síntomas inicialmente, fallece a los 11 meses por no control de su enfermedad base. El segundo, estable de ambas afecciones a los 18 meses, en ambos casos el quilotórax se compensó y no fue necesario repetir drenaje. Se hacen análisis comparativo con otros reportes sobre todo cuando el linfoma es la causa etiológica, la conducta adoptada concuerda con otros estudios actuales.Conclusiones: los enfermos mejoraron del quilotórax bilateral, uno no estabilizó su enfermedad de base y murió, mientras el otro está asintomático. Puede obtenerse buena respuesta terapéutica...
ABSTRACT
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...
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Chylothorax / Lymphoma Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. méd. Camaguey Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni/CU / Hospital Universitario Manuel Ascunce Domenech/CU

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Chylothorax / Lymphoma Language: Spanish Journal: Arch. méd. Camaguey Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Cuba Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Universitario Amalia Simoni/CU / Hospital Universitario Manuel Ascunce Domenech/CU