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Cystic lymphangioma of pericardium presenting as isolated chylopericardium e A case report D. Vinayakumar a, G. Arunkumar a, C.G. Sajeev a, G. Rajesh a, Kader Muneer a, V. Haridasan a, K. Babu a, M.N. Krishnan b,* a b

Department of Cardiology, Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India Professor and HOD, Department of Cardiology, Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode 673008, Kerala, India

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Isolated chylopericardium due to cystic lymphangioma of pericardium is a rare entity. We

Received 14 May 2013

report a case of asymptomatic chylopericardium in a young male who presented with

Accepted 4 December 2013

cardiomegaly. Echocardiography revealed massive pericardial effusion without tampo-

Available online 21 December 2013

nade. Pericardiocentesis yielded 1.25 L of tea-colored fluid which showed triglyceride level of 1723 mg/dL and cholesterol of 1021 mg/dL with a cholesterol to triglyceride ratio of