Intestinal lymphangiectasia as a first manifestation of neuroblastoma.
In this report we describe an unusual case of neuroblastoma that presented with an initial manifestation of protein losing enteropathy secondary to intestinal lymphangiectasia.
Citak
Caglar
C
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. caglarcitak@yahoo.com
Karadeniz
Ceyda
C
Dalgic
Buket
B
Oguz
Aynur
A
Poyraz
Aylar
A
Okur
Visal
V
Boyunaga
Oznur
O
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008201:Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology