VIPoma pathophysiology
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Overview
Pathophysiology
The massive amounts of VIP in turn cause profound and chronic watery diarrhea and resultant dehydration, hypokalemia, achlorhydria (hence WDHA-syndrome, or pancreatic cholera syndrome), acidosis, vasodilation (flushing and hypotension), hypercalcemia and hyperglycemia.[1]
=Associated Conditions
It may be associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia.
References
- ↑ Mansour JC, Chen H. Pancreatic endocrine tumors. J Surg Res 2004; 120: 139-61. PMID 15172200