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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 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.

↑ 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.