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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug;36(4):319-324.
doi: 10.1080/15513815.2017.1319449. Epub 2017 May 8.

Refractory Chylous Ascites Secondary to Neuroblastoma

Vidya B Pai  1 , Richard Benator  2 , Benjamin Torres  1
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Case Reports

Refractory Chylous Ascites Secondary to Neuroblastoma

Vidya B Pai et al. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Background: Neonatal ascites is a complex condition that often poses a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. We present a case of neonatal ascites secondary to neuroblastoma.

Case presentation: Our neonatal patient had congenital and recurrent chylous ascites despite multiple postnatal paracenteses, which resolved with complete resection of a retroperitoneal neoplasm.

Conclusion: Congenital neuroblastoma may present with chylous ascites, probably due to disruption of the lymphatic vasculature.

Keywords: Chylous ascites; lymphatic; neonate; neuroblastoma.

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