Chronic Diarrhea Secondary to Newly Diagnosed VIPoma
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-secreting tumors (VIPoma) are a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that can cause chronic diarrhea with 1 case per 10 million people per year. Diagnosis is made based on a combination of laboratory evaluation (serum VIP level), imaging findings (functional positro...
Main Authors: | Domenico A. Farina, Katrina M. Krogh, Justin R. Boike |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2019-04-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/494554 |
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