VIPoma : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor, Pancreatic endocrine tumor)

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VIPoma

Alternate Names : Vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor, Pancreatic endocrine tumor

Symptoms & Signs

Abdominal pain and cramping
Flushing or redness of the face
Nausea
Watery diarrhea (often massive amounts)
Weight loss

Diagnosis & Tests

Signs may include:

Dehydration
High volume of diarrhea (even without eating)
Low stomach acid (achlorhydria)
Low blood potassium (hypokalemia), which can cause leg cramps

Tests include:

CT scan
MRI
Stool examination for cause of diarrhea and electrolyte levels
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in the blood

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Review Date : 9/4/2008
Reviewed By : Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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