Vasoactive intestinal peptide-oma causing refractory diarrhea in a young woman

Nagasri Shankar; Catherine Linzay; Kyle Rowe

doi:10.1080/08998280.2020.1778963

Vasoactive intestinal peptide-oma causing refractory diarrhea in a young woman

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2020 Jul 7;33(4):641-643. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2020.1778963.

Authors

Nagasri Shankar¹, Catherine Linzay², Kyle Rowe²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Abstract

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-secreting neuroendocrine tumors are an exceptionally rare cause of chronic diarrhea. We describe a 36-year-old woman presenting with a 2-year history of severe diarrhea and electrolyte derangements ultimately diagnosed with VIPoma.

Keywords: Chronic diarrhea; VIPoma; pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; vasoactive intestinal peptide tumor.

Publication types

Case Reports