A 4-year-old child having palpable abdominal mass and hypeension with sweating and diarrhea is due to:: (A) Neuroblastoma, (B) Nephroblastoma, (C) PCKD (Polycystic kidney disease), (D) All of the above
Answer is A. Neuroblastoma produce catecholamines- cause increased sweating and hypeension, and release vasoactive intestinal peptide, causing a profound secretory diarrhea. Nephroblastoma- abdominal mass, fever, hypeension, hematuria PCKD- enlarged kidneys, hypeension, renal failure