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
Microscopic
Features:[citation needed]
- Thin-walled lymphovascular space.
DDx:
IHC
Features:[citation needed]
- D2-40 +ve.
- CD31 +ve.
- ERG +ve.
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.