Thoracic Lymphangiomatosis: Report of 3 Patients With Different Presentations Yanguo Liu, MD, Xizhao Sui, MD, Kezhong Chen, MD, Jianfeng Li, MD, Fan Yang,

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Thoracic Lymphangiomatosis: Report of 3 Patients With Different Presentations Yanguo Liu, MD, Xizhao Sui, MD, Kezhong Chen, MD, Jianfeng Li, MD, Fan Yang, MD, Abraham K.C. Ho, MBBS, Jun Wang, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 6, Pages 2111-2113 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.056 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Computed tomography images. (A) Multiple low-density shadows in the mediastinum (arrow) in patient 1. (B) Pleural effusion and low-density soft tissue shadow in the posterior mediastinum (arrow) in patient 2. (C) Diffuse thickening of the interlobular septa and bronchovascular bundle in both lungs (arrows) in patient 3. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 2111-2113DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.056) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Intraoperative video clips. (A) Soft tissue tumor around the upper mediastinum and the parietal pleura (arrows) in patient 1. (B) Chylous fluid discharged from the cut surface after biopsy (arrows) in patient 1. (C) Massive bloody chylous hydrothorax and thickened pleura with multiple scattered nodes in patient 2. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 2111-2113DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.056) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions