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Carcinoid and chylous ascites: an unusual association
Alan P Kypson1, Mark W Onaitis, Jerome M Feldman
1Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
Abstract:
Chylous ascites caused by carcinoid tumors is extremely rare. While carcinoid tumors usually have an indolent course, their association with chylous ascites is a harbinger of a poor outcome.