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Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for VIPoma.<ref>Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/hp/pnet-treatment-pdq#section/_78. Accessed on October 21, 2015.</ref> | Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for VIPoma.<ref>Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/hp/pnet-treatment-pdq#section/_78. Accessed on October 21, 2015.</ref> | ||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for VIPoma. The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of VIPoma at diagnosis.<ref>Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/hp/pnet-treatment-pdq#section/_78. Accessed on October 21, 2015.</ref> | *Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for VIPoma. The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of VIPoma at diagnosis.<ref>Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/hp/pnet-treatment-pdq#section/_78. Accessed on October 21, 2015.</ref> | ||
*If the tumor cannot be removed completely, surgical debulking may have palliative benefit. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Endocrinology]] | [[Category:Endocrinology]] | ||
[[Category:Types of cancer]] | [[Category:Types of cancer]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
Overview
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for VIPoma.[1]
Surgery
- Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for VIPoma. The feasibility of surgery depends on the stage of VIPoma at diagnosis.[2]
- If the tumor cannot be removed completely, surgical debulking may have palliative benefit.
References
- ↑ Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/hp/pnet-treatment-pdq#section/_78. Accessed on October 21, 2015.
- ↑ Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/pancreatic/hp/pnet-treatment-pdq#section/_78. Accessed on October 21, 2015.