Case Reports
Vol. 4 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.4081/cdr.4.30

Dyspnea after a greasy meal

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Received: 6 March 2011
Published: 1 June 2011
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thoracic duct cyst, endobronchial ultrasound.
Interventional Pulmonology

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Patricia Ines Garrido
patinesgarrido@hotmail.com
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Portugal.
Dalila Ferreira
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Portugal.
Antonio Bugalho
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Portugal.
Gonçalo Salvado
Pulmonology Department, Amato Lusitano Hospital, Castelo Branco, Portugal.
Luis Carreiro
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Portugal, Portugal.

A 72-year-old solid man presented with dyspnea and dysphagia following meals high in saturated fat. The investigation revealed that a mediastinal mass was responsible for the compression of the trachea and main carina. Fine needle aspiration guided by endobronchial ultrasound revealed a milky fluid with a high concentration of triglycerides and chylomicra. It was determined that a thoracic duct cyst was present. Due to the patient's refusal of more invasive therapeutic procedures, clinical stability was attained through conservative treatment.

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Patricia Ines Garrido, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
Serviço de Pneumologia II - CHLN
Dalila Ferreira, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
Serviço de Pneumologia II - CHLN
Antonio Bugalho, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
Serviço de Pneumologia II - CHLN
Gonçalo Salvado, Pulmonology Department, Amato Lusitano Hospital, Castelo Branco
Serviço de Pneumologia
Luis Carreiro, Interventional Pulmonology Unit, Pulmonology Department II, Pulido Valente. Hospital, Centro-Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Portugal
Serviço de Pneumologia II - CHLN

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Dyspnea after a greasy meal. (2011). Chest Disease Reports, 4(1), e5. https://doi.org/10.4081/cdr.4.30
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