유미흉은 주로 악성종양에 의한 흉관의 폐쇄, 유미뇨는 림프관과 요관과의 누공형성이 주된 원인이다. 저자들은 유미흉의 원인으로 섬유육종에 의한 흉관폐쇄, 유미뇨의 원인으로 요로계와 림프관의 누공형성을 의심하였으나 검사상 증거를 찾을 수 없어 특발성 유미흉 및 특발성 유미뇨로 진단한 1예를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
We report a rare case of idiopathic chylothorax and chyluria. A 31 year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a right-sided pleural effusion. Cream-colored pleural fluid and urine were confirmed as chylothorax and chyluria, respectively, by a lipoprotein electrophoresis. Even though she had previously underwent surgery for pelvic fibrosarcoma and experienced its recurrence, there has been no change of mass size and no evidence of thoracic duct or urinary tract obstruction as of the moment. Hence, idiopathic chylothorax and chyluira was diagnosed. Because she responded poorly to conservative treatment, thoracic duct ligation and pleurodesis were performend ; wherease chyluria was resolved spontaneously.
