Svensk definition
En tumör som utsöndrar vasoaktiv intestinal peptid, en neuropeptid som orsakar kärlutvidgning; avslappning av glatt muskulatur;vattnig diarre;hypokalemi och hypoklorhydri.
Vipom är generellt malignt och mestadels lokaliserat i bukspottkörtel, men kan förekomma på andra ställen i kroppen..
Engelsk definition
A tumor that secretes VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE, a neuropeptide that causes VASODILATION; relaxation of smooth muscles; watery DIARRHEA; HYPOKALEMIA; and HYPOCHLORHYDRIA. Vipomas, derived from the pancreatic ISLET CELLS, generally are malignant and can secrete other hormones. In most cases, Vipomas are located in the PANCREAS but can be found in extrapancreatic sites.
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Engelska synonymer
Vipomas — Diarrheogenic Tumor — Diarrheogenic Tumors — Tumor, Diarrheogenic — Tumors, Diarrheogenic — Pancreatic VIPoma — Pancreatic VIPomas — VIPoma, Pancreatic — VIPomas, Pancreatic — Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Producing Tumor — Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Producing Tumor — VIP-Secreting Tumor (VIPoma) — Tumor, VIP-Secreting (VIPoma) — Tumors, VIP-Secreting (VIPoma) — VIP Secreting Tumor (VIPoma) — VIP-Secreting Tumors (VIPoma) — Diarrheogenic Islet Cell Tumor — Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Tumor — Pancreatic Cholera — Cholera, Pancreatic — Vipoma Syndrome — Syndrome, Vipoma — Watery Diarrhea Syndrome — Watery Diarrhea, Hypokalemia, and Achlorhydria Syndrome — WDHA — WDHH — WDHA Syndrome — WDHA Syndromes — Verner-Morrison Syndrome — Syndrome, Verner-Morrison — Verner Morrison Syndrome — Watery Diarrhea with Hypokalemic Alkalosis