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百科

VIPoma

肿瘤内科

Common symptoms

低血磷、分泌性腹泻、肾结石、糖耐量降低、脱水、低血钾、代谢性酸中毒、肾功能衰竭、低磷血症

The pathology of disease

Vasoactive intestinal peptide tumor (VIPoma) is rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor secreting VIP; watery diarrhea; hypokalemia; achlorhydria (WDHA syndrome).

Symptoms

Profuse watery diarrhea; hypokalemia; achlorhydria; flushing; weight loss; dehydration

Causes

Pancreatic D1-cell neuroendocrine tumor.

Treatment

Somatostatin analogs; surgical resection; chemotherapy if metastatic

Dept

Oncology / endocrinology.

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