[Vipoma of the pancreas. Apropos of a case and review of the literature].
Pancreatic endocrine tumors are uncommon; of this type of tumors, the Verner-Morrison's syndrome, WDHA or vipoma is diagnosed very rarely. The present paper is a report of a pancreatic vipoma in a 60 year-old female; she presented with watery diarrhea, facial flushing, hypokalemia, hypochlorhydria, metabolic acidosis and reversible renal failure; these are the usual manifestations of the syndrome. The diagnosis was made on the basis of radiological imaging, CAT and arteriography as well as the finding or elevated levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). The surgical resection of the tumor was followed by the remission of the symptoms and normalization of the plasmatic levels of VIP. It is necessary to recognize this type of tumors because the only way to achieve a curative surgical resection is after an early diagnosis.
Riestra
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Servicio de Digestivo, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Covadonga, Oviedo.
Suárez
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A
Rodrigo
L
L
Díaz
G
G
Fresno
M
M
Rodríguez
M
M
Crespo
M
M
Rabal
A
A
D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003969:Vipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
Vipoma pancreático. A propósito de un caso y revisión de la literatura.