[A Surgical Resected Case of VIPoma with Para-Aortic Lymph Node Involvement]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2017 Nov;44(12):1976-1978.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman had severe watery diarrhea and weight loss. Computed tomography demonstrated a 55mm tumor in pancreatic tail with enlargement of para-aortic lymph nodes. There was no apparent liver metastasis. Endoscopic ultrasound demonstrated a well-circumscribed heterogenous tumor, which was diagnosed neuroendocrine tumor by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. For suspected VIPoma with para-aortic lymph node involvement, distal pancreatectomy and para-aortic lymphadenectomy was performed. The tumor was diagnosed as VIPoma by immunohistochemistry. The diarrhea improved after surgery. No evidence of recurrence was detected after a follow-up of 11 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Vipoma / secondary
  • Vipoma / surgery*