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VIPoma

Última revisão: 30 Nov 2025
Última atualização: 19 Dec 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • profuse watery diarrhea
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • age around 50 years
  • headache
  • weight loss
  • poor skin turgor
  • dry mucus membranes
  • muscle weakness
  • muscle cramps
  • gastrointestinal symptoms
  • hyperglycemia symptoms
  • flushing
  • hepatomegaly
  • history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)
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Fatores de risco

  • multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)
  • age around 50 years
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • serum potassium
  • serum bicarbonate
  • serum calcium
  • serum glucose
  • vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) radioimmunoassay
  • liver function tests
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • arterial blood gas analysis
  • gastric pH monitoring
  • chromogranin A
  • pancreatic polypeptide
  • contrast-enhanced CT scan of abdomen
  • contrast-enhanced MRI of abdomen
  • somatostatin receptor PET-CT/MRI
  • somatostatin receptor scintigraphy
  • endoscopic ultrasound
  • operative exploration
  • intraoperative ultrasound
  • biopsy
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

initial presentation of symptomatic patient

CONTÍNUA

localized disease

metastatic disease: surgical candidate

metastatic disease: nonsurgical candidate

refractory disease

Colaboradores

Autores

Harish Lavu, MD, FACS
Harish Lavu

Professor of Surgery

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

PA

Declarações

HL declares that he has no competing interests.

Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS
Charles J. Yeo

The Samuel D. Gross Professor and Chair

Department of Surgery

Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

PA

Divulgaciones

CJY declares that he has no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Alexandria Phan, MD

Professor of Medicine

Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee

WI

Divulgaciones

AP declares that she has no competing interests.

Jonathan Strosberg, MD

Professor

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa

FL

Divulgaciones

JS has consulted for Novartis and serves on the Speakers’ Bureau for Ipsen.

Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, MD

Fellow of the Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC)

Department of Surgery

University Hospital Ramon y Cajal

Madrid

Spain

Divulgaciones

JRT declares that he has no competing interests.

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Artículos principales

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: neuroendocrine and adrenal tumors [internet publication].Texto completo

Hofland J, Falconi M, Christ E, et al. European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society 2023 guidance paper for functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour syndromes. J Neuroendocrinol. 2023 Aug;35(8):e13318.Texto completo  Resumen

Pavel M, Öberg K, Falconi M, et al. Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2020 Jul;31(7):844-60.Texto completo

Del Rivero J, Perez K, Kennedy EB, et al. Systemic therapy for tumor control in metastatic well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: ASCO guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Nov 10;41(32):5049-67.Texto completo  Resumen

Artículos de referencia

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  • Guías de práctica clínica

    • NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: neuroendocrine and adrenal tumors
    • Symptom management for well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: ASCO guideline
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