10 July 2023
: Case report
Chylothorax: A Tangled Road to Definitive Diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis
Andra Krūmiņa12ABDEF*, Daiga Auziņa23ABDE, Arta Legzdiņa12ABEF, Sandra Lejniece23ADEDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939098
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939098
Table 2. Initial and repeated pleural fluid studies on total parenteral nutrition.
| Pleural fluid analysis | 1st thoracentesis | Thoracentesis on TPN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | 8155 | 1067 | mkL |
| Neutrophils | 3 | 4 | % |
| Lymphocytes | 97 | 96 | % |
| Total protein | 30.3 | 28.2 | g/L |
| LDH | 126 | 207 | U/L |
| Glucose | 6.07 | 4.40 | Mmol/l |
| Lipase | 80.7 | 46.8 | U/L |
| Triglycerides | 16.62 | 0.82 | Mmol/l |
| Atypical cells | Not found | Not found |






