Chyluria associated with bronchial carcinoma.

Introduction Descriptions of chyluria-the passage of milky white urine have been recorded since the time of Hippocrates (Foesius, 1665). The condition, although not uncommon in the Far East, is rare in Britain. On a world-wide basis, it most commonly results from filarial worm infection of lymphatics. Non-parasitic causes of chyluria include congenital malformations of the thoracic duct, trauma and tuberculosis (Servelle et al., 1963; Lazarus and Marks, 1946). Despite the frequency of bronchial carcinoma, the authors have been unable to find any report of its association with chyluria. Such an instance, in a patient whose chyluria responded to medical treatment, is reported.