A 12‐year‐old female patient with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome in the presence of a KRAS gene mutation had episodes of pericardial effusion on ultrasound, later confirmed to be chylopericardium, which resolved after a lymphangiography. We discussed herein the pathophysiological background of this rare case and the efficacy of lymphangiography in the treatment of chylopericardium.
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