[A case of VIP and somatostatin-secreting phaeochromocytoma (author's transl)].
A man with watery diarrhoea was found to have adrenal tumour. Pre-operative examinations located the tumour in the right adrenal gland and revealed that it secreted an excess of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). All symptoms disappeared after excision of the phaeochromocytoma; they have not recurred after a 3 years' follow-up period. Histological examination of the tumour confirmed that it was the site of a triple hormonal secretion (VIP somatostatin and catecholamines).
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D003969:Vipoma / Q000175:diagnosis
D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D013004:Somatostatin
Phéochromocytome sécrétant du vaso-active intestinal peptide et de la somatostatine. Une observation.