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Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders.

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Mortensen, RM; Medoff, J; Feldman, JM

Published in: Am J Med Sci

October 1988

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.

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Author Jerome M. Feldman Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

Published In

Am J Med Sci

DOI

10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40870-5

ISSN

0002-9629

Publication Date

October 1988

Volume

296

Issue

Start / End Page

272 / 274

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Serotonin
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Middle Aged
Male
Jejunal Neoplasms
Humans
General & Internal Medicine
Diarrhea
Chylous Ascites
Carcinoid Tumor

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Mortensen, R. M., Medoff, J., & Feldman, J. M. (1988). Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders. Am J Med Sci, 296(4), 272–274. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40870-5

Mortensen, R. M., J. Medoff, and J. M. Feldman. “Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders.” Am J Med Sci 296, no. 4 (October 1988): 272–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40870-5.

Mortensen RM, Medoff J, Feldman JM. Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders. Am J Med Sci. 1988 Oct;296(4):272–4.

Mortensen, R. M., et al. “Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders.” Am J Med Sci, vol. 296, no. 4, Oct. 1988, pp. 272–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40870-5.

Mortensen RM, Medoff J, Feldman JM. Case report: chylous ascites and carcinoid tumors: possible association of two rare disorders. Am J Med Sci. 1988 Oct;296(4):272–274.