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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
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BS
blood supply
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SC
secondary
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
31819
Unique Identifier:
D003969
Occurrence in VHL
:
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