“…Surgical interventions, such as excision of a localised lesion, pleurodesis, pleurosclerosis, pleuroperitoneal shunting, chest wall resection or thoracic duct ligation in the case of thoracal involvement have been applied with differing results 14 , 21 , 23 – 27. Systemic treatment with corticosteroids, immunomodulating agents and chemotherapy have shown varying results 2 , 9 , 12 , 24 , 26 , 27. Interferon α, a cytokine with antiangiogenic activity, appears to be beneficial and has been used for the treatment of lymphangiomatosis for almost 20 years.…”