title: Intestinal lymphangiectasia as a first manifestation of neuroblastoma.
abstract: In this report we describe an unusual case of neuroblastoma that presented with an initial manifestation of protein losing enteropathy secondary to intestinal lymphangiectasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey. caglarcitak@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Caglar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Citak
authors.forename: Ceyda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karadeniz
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dalgic
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oguz
authors.forename: Aylar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poyraz
authors.forename: Visal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Okur
authors.forename: Oznur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Boyunaga
mesh_terms: 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