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.
Also Known As:
WDHA; Syndrome, Vipoma; Diarrheogenic Islet Cell Tumor; Pancreatic VIPoma; VIP-Secreting Tumor (VIPoma); Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) Tumor; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Producing Tumor; Vipoma Syndrome; WDHA Syndrome; Watery Diarrhea, Hypokalemia, and Achlorhydria Syndrome; Cholera, Pancreatic; Diarrheogenic Tumors; Pancreatic VIPomas; Syndrome, Verner-Morrison; Tumor, Diarrheogenic; Tumor, VIP-Secreting (VIPoma); Tumors, Diarrheogenic; Tumors, VIP-Secreting (VIPoma); VIP Secreting Tumor (VIPoma); VIP-Secreting Tumors (VIPoma); VIPoma, Pancreatic; VIPomas, Pancreatic; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Producing Tumor; Verner Morrison Syndrome; Vipomas; WDHA Syndromes; Diarrheogenic Tumor; Pancreatic Cholera; Verner-Morrison Syndrome; WDHH; Watery Diarrhea Syndrome; Watery Diarrhea with Hypokalemic Alkalosis