Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in a child of 3.5 years old  

作　　者：Shirin Sayyahfar Seyed Javad Nassiri Mitra Mehrazma Mahnaz Sadeghian 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pediatrics,Iran University of Medical Sciences,Ali Asghar Children Hospital,Vahid Dastgerdi Street,Shariati Street,Tehran,Iran [2]Pediatric Surgery,Iran University of Medical Sciences,Ali Asghar Children Hospital,Vahid Dastgerdi Street,Shariati Street,Tehran,Iran [3]Pathology,Iran University of Medical Sciences,Ali Asghar Children Hospital,Vahid Dastgerdi Street,Shariati Street,Tehran,Iran

出　　处：《World Journal of Pediatrics》2015年第4期386-388,共3页世界儿科杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Background:Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor is rarely seen,particularly in children.One of the symptoms of this tumor is jaundice that may be misdiagnosed as the sign of hepatitis A,especially in countries with a high prevalence of this infectious disease.Methods:We present a 3.5-year-old girl with four weeks of icterus,who was misdiagnosed with hepatitis A.Results:The patient wasfi nally diagnosed as having a low grade pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma.Conclusion:Pediatricians should be aware of or consider a tumor in differential diagnosis of jaundice,especially prolonged one in children.

关 键 词：hepatitis A ICTERUS neuroendocrine tumor pancreatic tumor 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]