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ArticleTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2021

Surgical treatment of metastatic VIPoma: a case report.

Azadeh Azizian, Alexander König, Amelie Hartmann, Frank Schuppert, Ali Seif Amir Hosseini, Julia Kitz, Michael Ghadimi

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Article in Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Azadeh AzizianDepartment of General, Visceral, and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4270-5706
Alexander KönigDepartment of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Amelie HartmannDepartment of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Diabetology and General Medicine, Klinikum Kassel GmbH, Kassel, Germany.
Frank SchuppertDepartment of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Diabetology and General Medicine, Klinikum Kassel GmbH, Kassel, Germany.
Ali Seif Amir HosseiniDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Julia KitzInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany.
Michael GhadimiDepartment of General, Visceral, and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Goettingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
Klinikum Kassel · DEUniversity of Göttingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

VIPoma, a neuroendocrine tumour mostly occurring in the human pancreas and producing high levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide, is a rare disease that presents with a wide spectrum of symptoms, including intense diarrhoea, hypokalaemia, and cardiac complications, with life-threatening consequences. In most cases, metastatic lesions are present at VIPoma diagnosis. Treatment options include symptomatic therapy, chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. Due to its low incidence, there are no evidence-based therapy recommendations to date. Here, we present a case of a 39-year-old woman with severe symptoms due to VIPoma of the pancreas with diffuse hepatic metastasis, who underwent simultaneous resection of the primary tumour, extensive liver resection and radiofrequency ablation. The patient was released in good health and was recurrence-free during 12 months surveillance. According to the existing literature and our own experience, surgical procedures appear to be the most promising therapy option for cases with diffuse hepatic metastasis, offering patients relief from their symptoms and (chemo)therapy-free time.

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case reportmetastatic VIPomasurgery

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