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Cystic Lymphangioma: Are Triglycerides Always Measurable?
Joint Authors
François, Silke
Martin, Manuella
Costa, Olivier
Urbain, Daniel
Mana, Fazia
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The presence of chylous fluid with high triglycerides levels on endoscopic ultrasound- (EUS-) guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is very pathognomonic for the diagnosis of cystic lymphangiomas of the pancreas.
In our case report the puncture of the pancreatic cyst showed a typical milky fluid though measurable triglyceride concentrations were absent in the laboratory.
Two possible explanations were found.
First of all grossly lipemic samples show a slower rate of color development than do clear serums which can produce a false negative result if the sample is insufficiently diluted.
Secondly, high lipase levels can divide triglycerides in glycerol and fatty acids, making the concentration of triglycerides undetectable.
American Psychological Association (APA)
François, Silke& Martin, Manuella& Costa, Olivier& Urbain, Daniel& Mana, Fazia. 2018. Cystic Lymphangioma: Are Triglycerides Always Measurable?. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
François, Silke…[et al.]. Cystic Lymphangioma: Are Triglycerides Always Measurable?. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
François, Silke& Martin, Manuella& Costa, Olivier& Urbain, Daniel& Mana, Fazia. Cystic Lymphangioma: Are Triglycerides Always Measurable?. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143688
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143688