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VIPoma
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VIPomas are exceedingly rare cancerous tumors that arise from a type of hormone-secreting cell in the pancreas. VIPomas cause diarrhea, hypokalemia (low blood potassium), and a decrease in the amount of acid in the stomach.
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VIPomas affect cells in the pancreas that produce vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). The cancer causes symptoms by producing high levels of this hormone. The cause is not known.
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Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP)
Vasopressin (ADH)
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Sandostatin (octreotide acetate) Currently indicated for control of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea and flushing in patients with metastatic carcinoid tumors and vasoactive intestinal peptide-secreting tumors (VIPomas) as well as for the treatment of ...
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cough or shortness of breath caused by a tumor in the chest diarrhea caused by a substance produced by the tumor (vasoactive intestinal peptide, or VIP)
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This hormone is called vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). The pancreas' exocrine function produces a variety of digestive enzymes (trypsin, chymotrypsin, lipase, and amylase, among others).
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[15,16] Chemotherapy regimens that have been used with efficacy include VIP (etoposide [VP-16], ifosfamide, and cisplatin [Platinol]),[19] VAC (vincristine + actinomycin D + cyclophosphamide) without doxorubicin [Adriamycin], ifosfamide/etoposide, ...
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