title: Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders.
abstract: Three cases of chylous ascites are reported in a series of 275 patients with carcinoid tumor. All three patients had diarrhea and elevated serotonin production. The literature is reviewed and the possible causes of the chylous ascites are discussed. It is suggested that a history of clinically significant diarrhea in a patient with chylous ascites should lead to biochemical tests for carcinoid tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mortensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medoff
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications*; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000150:complications*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin