title: Carcinoid and chylous ascites: an unusual association.
abstract: Chylous ascites caused by carcinoid tumors is extremely rare. While carcinoid tumors usually have an indolent course, their association with chylous ascites is a harbinger of a poor outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Alan P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kypson
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Onaitis
authors.forename: Jerome M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Douglas S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Tyler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D002915:Chylous Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000652:urine; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid