Difference between revisions of "Cisterna chyli"

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*Lymphangioma.
*[[Lymphangioma]].


==IHC==
==IHC==

Revision as of 22:03, 29 November 2024

Cisterna chyli is a structure of the lymphatic system at inferior aspect of the thoracic duct.[1]

Gross

  • Location: vertebral level of T10 to L3.[1]
  • Size range: 2 to 32 mm.[1]

Microscopic

Features:[citation needed]

  • Thin-walled lymphovascular space.

DDx:

IHC

Features:[citation needed]

  • D2-40 +ve.
  • CD31 +ve.
  • ERG +ve.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moazzam S, O'Hagan LA, Clarke AR, Itkin M, Phillips AR, Windsor JA, Mirjalili SA (November 2022). "The cisterna chyli: a systematic review of definition, prevalence, and anatomy". Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 323 (5): H1010–H1018. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00375.2022. PMID 36206050.