chylous ascites
MONDO:0008829Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names chylous ascites yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Chylous ascites is a rare form of ascites caused by accumulation of lymph in the peritoneal cavity, usually due to intra-abdominal malignancy, liver cirrhosis or abdominal surgery complications, and present with painless but progressive abdominal distension, dyspnea and weight gain.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008829), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
7 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- AscitesHPOHP:0001541
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- LymphedemaHPOHP:0001004
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Subcutaneous noduleHPOHP:0001482
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal intestine morphologyHPOHP:0002242
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- GlaucomaHPOHP:0000501
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- NeoplasmHPOHP:0002664
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PancreatitisHPOHP:0001733
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of