Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Neuroblastoma presenting with diarrhea as the predominant symptom is rare and can be a diagnostic challenge to the paediatrician. We present a twenty months old child with Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroblastoma who presented with c...
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| author | Venkateswari Ramesh Janani Sankar Geetha Jayapathy Mahitha Velusamy |
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| description | Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Neuroblastoma presenting with diarrhea as the predominant symptom is rare and can be a diagnostic challenge to the paediatrician. We present a twenty months old child with Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroblastoma who presented with chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia. Tumor removal resulted in cessation of diarrhea and correction of hypokalemia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-246952b2c53a47cf9014c2ffd7a928a02025-08-20T01:55:41ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292019-01-0140345145210.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_15_18Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a childVenkateswari RameshJanani SankarGeetha JayapathyMahitha VelusamyNeuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Neuroblastoma presenting with diarrhea as the predominant symptom is rare and can be a diagnostic challenge to the paediatrician. We present a twenty months old child with Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroblastoma who presented with chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia. Tumor removal resulted in cessation of diarrhea and correction of hypokalemia.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=3;spage=451;epage=452;aulast=Rameshchronic diarrheaganglioneuroblastomahypokalemia |
| spellingShingle | Venkateswari Ramesh Janani Sankar Geetha Jayapathy Mahitha Velusamy Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology chronic diarrhea ganglioneuroblastoma hypokalemia |
| title | Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child |
| title_full | Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child |
| title_fullStr | Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child |
| title_short | Retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child |
| title_sort | retroperitoneal ganglioneuroblastoma presenting as chronic diarrhea and refractory hypokalemia in a child |
| topic | chronic diarrhea ganglioneuroblastoma hypokalemia |
| url | http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=3;spage=451;epage=452;aulast=Ramesh |
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