Pheochromocytoma Producing Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

The syndrome of watery diarrhea associated with hypokalemia and achlorhydria was originally described in 1958. Subsequently, this syndrome was shown to be caused by a neuroendocrine tumor secreting vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and such tumors are almost always pancreatic in origin. We descri...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mayo Clinic proceedings 2002, Vol.77 (1), p.97-100
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, Stephen L., Slappy, A.L. Jackson, Fox, Thomas P., Scolapio, James S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - metabolism Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - pathology Adrenal Gland Neoplasms - surgery Aged Biological and medical sciences Diarrhea - etiology Endocrinology Female Humans Hypokalemia - etiology Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Medical sciences Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques Pheochromocytoma - metabolism Pheochromocytoma - pathology Pheochromocytoma - surgery Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide - metabolism
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