Resection of a vipoma of the pancreas in a 15-year-old girl.
A 15-year-old girl had massive watery and protein-losing diarrhea. She was found to have a pancreatic islet cell tumor secreting high levels of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. Eighty-five percent pancreatic resection was needed to remove the tumor. She has normal serum VIP levels and no tumor recurrence 6 years later.
D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003969:Vipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*