title: [Chylous ascites secondary to a carcinoid tumor].
abstract: A 68-year-old male with abdominal swelling and wasting of one month's evolution had chylous ascites. The clinical study of the patient showed a retroperitoneal tumor and a distal jejunum and mesenterium affliction. There were metastatic nodules in peritoneum, epiploic appendix and malignant pleural effusion. The histological study showed a carcinoid tumor. Chylous ascites is an exceptional complication, and a bad prognosis factor of carcinoid tumor.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de la Cruz Roja del INSALUD, Ceuta.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aliaga
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarmiento
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Plaza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Ascitis quilosa secundaria a tumor carcinoide.