VIPoma

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Disease Overview

VIPoma is an extremely rare type of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that secretes vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) leading to the manifestations of watery diarrhea, hypokalemia and achlorhydia or hypochhlorhydia (known as WDHA syndrome).

Synonyms

Diarrheogenic islet cell tumor
Diarrheogenic islet cell tumour
VIP producing neoplasm
VIP- secreting neoplasm
VIP- secreting tumor
VIP- secreting tumour
VIP-producing NET
VIP-producing neuroendocrine tumor
VIP-producing neuroendocrine tumour
VIP-secreting tumor
VIP-secreting tumour
VIPoma
VIPoma, malignant
Verner-Morrison syndrome
WDHA syndrome
malignant vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumor
malignant vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumour
pancreatic cholera
pancreatic vipoma
vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) tumor
vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) tumour
vasoactive intestinal peptide producing neoplasm
vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumor
vasoactive intestinal peptide producing tumour
vasoactive intestinal peptide secreting neoplasm
vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor
vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumour
vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumor
vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumour
watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria syndrome
watery diarrhea-hypokalemia-achlorhydria syndrome

GARD Disease Summary

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) has information and resources for patients, caregivers, and families that may be helpful before and after diagnosis of this condition. GARD is a program of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Orphanet

Orphanet has a summary about this condition that may include information on the diagnosis, care, and treatment as well as other resources. Some of the information and resources are available in languages other than English. The summary may include medical terms, so we encourage you to share and discuss this information with your doctor. Orphanet is the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research and the Health Programme of the European Union.