title: Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors in Two Children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Enterochromaffin-like cell hyperplasia and neuroendocrine tumors are relatively rare in childhood.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-year-old girl who presented with epigastric pain and a 6-year-old boy who was admitted with hematochezia. Endoscopy revealed nodules in the stomach in Case 1, and polyploidy lesion in the rectum in Case 2.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Enterochromaffin-like cell hyperplasia in Case 1 and neuroendocrine tumor in Case 2.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A low index of suspicion for neuroendocrine tumors in children can result in delay in the detection of these rare but potentially malignant diseases.
authors: Departments of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and *Department of Pathology; Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. Correspondence to: Dr Tugba Koca, Department of Pediatrics, Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Medicine, Cunur, Isparta, Turkey. tgkoca@gmail.com.
authors: Tugba
authors: T
authors: Koca
authors: Selim
authors: S
authors: Dereci
authors: Nermin
authors: N
authors: Karahan
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Akcam
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors