technetium-tc-99m-sulfur-colloid and Lymphatic-Diseases

Lymphoscintigraphy is a useful and safe tool for the diagnostic evaluation of a swollen extremity. Unilateral leg swelling with cutaneous chylous vesicles is a common manifestation of chylous reflux. The authors present a case of chylous reflux in an 11-year-old boy who presented with swelling and skin lesions of the left lower extremity.

Topics: Child; Chyle; Edema; Humans; Lower Extremity; Lymph Nodes; Lymphatic Diseases; Male; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid

We present a case of chyluria in which the demonstration of abnormal lymphaticourinary communication was established by conventional lymphangiography. Radiocolloid lymphoscintigraphy failed to demonstrate the site of leakage, probably due to technical factors which are discussed.

Topics: Chyle; Female; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphography; Middle Aged; Radionuclide Imaging; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; Tin Compounds; Ultrasonography; Urinary Bladder; Urine

A patient with the development of a post-surgical mass in the thigh, at the site of surgery, is described. Lymphoscintigraphy was important in solving the clinical dilemma.

Topics: Cysts; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Diseases; Lymphoscintigraphy; Methods; Middle Aged; Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid