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(Radiology. 2000;216:478-480.)
© RSNA, 2000

Thoracic Imaging

Pseudochylous Pleural Effusion with Fat-Fluid Levels: Report of Six Cases1

Jae-Woo Song, MD, Jung-Gi Im, MD, Jin Mo Goo, MD, Hyae Young Kim, MD, Chi Sung Song, MD and Jeong Sang Lee, MD

1 From the Departments of Radiology (J.W.S., C.S.S.) and Thoracic Surgery (J.S.L.), Seoul Municipal Boramae Hospital Affiliated to Seoul National University Hospital, #395 Shindaebang-dong, Tongjak-ku, Seoul 156-012, Korea; the Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine (J.G.I., J.M.G.); and the Department of Radiology, Ewha Woman's University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea (H.Y.K.). Received May 3, 1999; revision requested July 14; revision received November 17; accepted December 7. Address correspondence to J.W.S. (e-mail: jwsong@medikorea.net).

The authors report the clinical and computed tomographic (CT) findings in six patients with chyliform pleural effusion. All six patients had a medical history of pleurisy before presentation; five of them had tuberculous pleural effusion. The CT scans of all six patients showed variable amounts of pleural fluid collection with a layering of fat at the nondependent site.

Index terms: Pleura, fluid, 60.234 • Thorax, CT, 60.12112 • Thorax, diseases, 60.234 • Tuberculosis, 60.234




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