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n. a usually malignant tumour of islet cells of the pancreas that secretes large amounts of *VIP. This results in severe watery diarrhoea (‘pancreatic cholera’ or the Verner–Morrison syndrome), with loss of potassium and bicarbonate and a low level of stomach acid. The treatment is surgical removal of the tumour.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Apudoma

n. a tumour that contains *APUD cells and may give rise to symptoms caused by excessive production of the hormones and other peptides that these cells produce. *Carcinoids are a good example of this group of tumours, but there are many others (e.g. *gastrinomas, *somatostatinomas, and *VIPomas).... apudoma

Verner–morrison Syndrome

see VIPoma. [J. V. Verner (1927– ), US physician; A. B. Morrison (1922– ), Irish pathologist]... verner–morrison syndrome

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