Congenital chylothorax and mediastinal neuroblastoma

Thoracoscopic Ligation of the Thoracic Duct in a Child with Spontaneous Chylothorax

“…3 Chylothorax has been associated with syndromes such as Noonan's and Down's, as well as neuroblastoma. 11 Rare disorders of the pulmonary lymphatic vasculature, particularly congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia, may present as congenital chylothorax. 12 A report of a mother delivering three consecutive children with congenital chylothorax has raised the possibility of an autosomal recessive gene for this condition.…”

Congenital primary hydrothorax: effect of thoracoamniotic shunting on neonatal clinical outcome

“…Neonatal pleural effusion is a rare condition which can be related to congenital malformation of the thoracic duct, or be secondary to other malformations compressing the lung [2][3][4].…”

Chylothorax in Infants and Children

“…55,56,68 Chylothorax can complicate innominate vein 69 or left subclavian vein thrombosis 70 and the Fontan procedure. [71][72][73] Chylothorax can be associated with various tumors and malignancies (neurogenic, 74,75 lymphoma, 2 teratoma, 2 Wilms, 76 ovarian, 77 and Kaposi sarcoma 78 ). Lymphoma is the most common tumor associated with chylothorax (60% to 70% of cases), 2 and it may be the presenting symptom.…”