Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors in Two Children

Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors in Two Children

Enterochromaffin-like cell hyperplasia and neuroendocrine tumors are relatively rare in childhood. 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 i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian pediatrics 2016-01, Vol.53 (1), p.70-72
Hauptverfasser: Koca, Tugba, Dereci, Selim, Karahan, Nermin, Akcam, Mustafa
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal Pain
Adolescent
Child
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Humans
Male
Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:Enterochromaffin-like cell hyperplasia and neuroendocrine tumors are relatively rare in childhood. 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. Enterochromaffin-like cell hyperplasia in Case 1 and neuroendocrine tumor in Case 2. A low index of suspicion for neuroendocrine tumors in children can result in delay in the detection of these rare but potentially malignant diseases.
ISSN:0974-7559
DOI:10.1007/s13312-016-0924-y