Detection of Chyle Leakage Site With Lymphoscintigraphy SPECT/CT in a Patient With Chylothorax Secondary to T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia

KESİM S., ÖZGÜVEN S., Oksuzoglu K., ERDİL T. Y.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.1, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003708
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: chylothorax, Tc-99m-nanocolloid, lymphoscintigraphy, SPECT/CT, TOMOGRAPHY
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We present a pediatric case with T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia and persistent chylothorax who was referred to lymphoscintigraphy to identify the site of leakage. Planar lymphoscintigraphy with SPECT/CT revealed hot spots at the left jugulovenous angle and the confluens of the vena brachiocephalica to vena cava, which were compatible with the sites of leakage. Hybrid imaging with SPECT/CT technique have great impact on accurate detection of the defects in the lymphatic system in patients with chylothorax.