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DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_15_18
Retroperitoneal Ganglioneuroblastoma Presenting as Chronic Diarrhea and Refractory Hypokalemia in a Child
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Abstract
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.
Publication History
Received: 17 January 2018
Accepted: 27 April 2018
Article published online:
03 June 2021
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