VIPoma pancreático: Caso clínico

• ANGÉLICA URDANGARIN ^[1] ; GERMÁN IÑIGUEZ ^[1] ; CARLOS BENAVIDES ^[1] ; CECILIA CASTILLO ^[2] ; ALEX CASTRO ^[2] ; IVÁN CASTILLO ^[3] ; YAMILE CORREDOIRA ^[3] ; NÉSTOR SOTO ^[4]
  1. [1] Universidad de Chile

     Universidad de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Clínica Alemana Centro de Entrenamiento Endoscópico Latinoamericano
  3. [3] Hospital San Borja-Arriarán Servicio de Anatomía Patológica
  4. [4] Hospital San Borja-Arriarán Unidad de Endocrinología y Diabetes

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• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 138, Nº. 7, 2010, págs. 841-846
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Pancreatic VIPoma: Report of one case
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  • Neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon, including VIPoma that produces vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. We report a 45-year-old female presenting with a history of diarrhea lasting three months. An abdominal CAT scan showed a solid tumor in the body of the pancreas. A fine needle aspiration biopsy of the tumor was compatible with a neuroendocrine tumor. The patient was subjected to a partial pancreatectomy, excising a 4 cm diameter tumor. The pathological study was compatible with a neuroendocrine carcinoma. There was no regional lymph node involvement. During the postoperative period the results of serum vasoactive intestinal polypeptide were received. These were 815.9 pg/ml before surgery and normalized after the operation.