Shirin Sayyahfar1,2, Seyed Javad Nassiri3,4, Mitra Mehrazma3,5, Mahnaz Sadeghian3,6. 1. , Tehran, Iran. sayyahfar.sh@iums.ac.ir. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Vahid Dastgerdi Street, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran. sayyahfar.sh@iums.ac.ir. 3. , Tehran, Iran. 4. Pediatric Surgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Vahid Dastgerdi Street, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran. 5. Pathology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Vahid Dastgerdi Street, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran. 6. Department of Pediatrics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Ali Asghar Children Hospital, Vahid Dastgerdi Street, Shariati Street, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
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 was finally 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.
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 was finally 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.
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