Cisterna chyli

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

General

  • Dilation associated with cirrhosis.[2]

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.
  2. Verma SK, Mitchell DG, Bergin D, Lakhman Y, Austin A, Verma M, Assis D, Herrine SK, Parker L (2009). "Dilated cisternae chyli: a sign of uncompensated cirrhosis at MR imaging". Abdom Imaging 34 (2): 211–6. doi:10.1007/s00261-008-9369-7. PMID 18219518.