Chylous pleural effusion caused by mediastinal angiomyolipomas / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

ABSTRACT

Classical angiomyolipomas are benign tumors composed of various tissues, including fat, abnormal blood vessels and smooth muscle cells. The present study reports a male patient affected by mediastinal angiomyolipomas with massive chylous pleural effusion. The tumors were characterized with histological and immunohistochemical methods.