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Descriptor
English
:
Vipoma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Vipoma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vipoma
Synonyms
English
:
Pancreatic Cholera
Verner-Morrison Syndrome
Watery Diarrhea with Hypokalemic Alkalosis
Watery Diarrhea Syndrome
WDHA
WDHH
Diarrheogenic Tumor
Tree Number:
C04.557.465.625.650.240.847
C04.557.470.200.025.370.847
C04.588.274.761.500.750
C04.588.322.421.500.750
C06.301.761.500.750
C06.689.667.500.750
C19.344.421.500.750
Definition
English
:
A tumor that secretes
VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE
, a neuropeptide that causes
VASODILATION
;
relaxation
of smooth
muscles
; watery
DIARRHEA
;
HYPOKALEMIA
; and HYPOCHLORHYDRIA. Vipomas, derived from the pancreatic ISLET
CELLS
, generally are malignant and can secrete other
hormones
. In most cases, Vipomas are located in the
PANCREAS
but can be found in extrapancreatic sites.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with
PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS
(IM)
History Note
English
:
94; was DIARRHEOGENIC TUMOR 1982-93 (see under ISLET CELL TUMOR 1982-90); VIPOMA was see DIARRHEOGENIC TUMOR 1982-93
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:
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prevention & control
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parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
secondary
secretion
surgery
therapy
ultrastructure
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
31819
Unique Identifier:
D003969
Occurrence in VHL
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