Jump to:
loading...| Preferred Name |
Chylothorax |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C79546 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A disorder characterized by milky pleural effusion (abnormal collection of fluid) resulting from accumulation of lymph fluid in the pleural cavity. A pleural effusion resulting from the accumulation of lymph in the pleural cavity. |
| code |
C79546 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD MedDRA |
| DEFINITION |
A milky pleural effusion resulting from accumulation of lymph fluid in the pleural cavity. Causes include malignancies (usually lymphoma), trauma to the thoracic duct, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and congenital causes. |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Chylothorax |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Chylothorax |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Chylothorax |
| Preferred_Name |
Chylothorax |
| prefixIRI |
C79546 |
| prefLabel |
Chylothorax |
| Semantic_Type |
Finding |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0008733 |
| subClassOf |