Chylous Ascites in a Patient with Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor

Background: We present the case of a 64-year-old patient who presented to his primary care physician with fatigue, worsening shortness of breath, abdominal discomfort and a rapidly growing abdominal girth, although he had lost 5 kg of weight within 3 months. He had a history of untreated hypertensio...

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Main Authors: Sascha Dietrich, Gerlinde Egerer, Anthony D. Ho, Bernd Kasper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2009-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/231972