title: [Pancreatic vipoma with bizarre characteristics].
abstract: Pancreatic vipoma is an unusual endocrine tumour, with only 5 cases reported in our country. We report a new case in a 41 year-old-male; the diagnosis was made on the basis of increased plasma levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and positive immunohistochemistry for VIP in the tumour. The peculiarities of this case were a strong steatorrhea which was managed with oral pancreatic enzymes and the findings of peritoneal carcinomatosis at the time of diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid. fbermejos@medynet.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bermejo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gisbert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: González Palacios
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: García López
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D003969:Vipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide