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ArticleCureus2024

A Rare Presentation of Lymph Node Metastasis of VIPoma After Three Years of Resection: A Case Report.

Oğuzhan Şal, Katsunori Sakamoto, Kei Tamura, Masahiko Honjo, Yusuke Nishi, Takahiro Hikida, Akimasa Sakamoto, Naotake Funamizu, Kohei Ogawa, Yasutsugu Takada

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Oğuzhan ŞalDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TUR.
Katsunori SakamotoDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Kei TamuraDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Masahiko HonjoDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Yusuke NishiDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Takahiro HikidaDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Akimasa SakamotoDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Breast Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Naotake FunamizuDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Breast Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Kohei OgawaDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.
Yasutsugu TakadaDepartment of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, JPN.

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Abstract

Vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor of the pancreas (VIPoma) is one of the rarer subtypes of neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of the pancreas. It usually represents intractable diarrhea, weight loss, and electrolyte abnormalities secondary to diarrhea. The most common site of metastasis of VIPoma is the liver. Furthermore, lymph node metastasis (LNM) is rare, and no metachronous LNM with a resectable situation has been reported before. A 60-year-old male patient (height: 181 cm, body weight: 74 kg) with a history of operated pancreatic VIPoma three years ago was referred to our department due to the detection of lymphadenomegaly which was suggestive of lymph node metastasis by routine follow-up computed tomography (CT). Preoperative CT showed a lymph node on the left side of the abdominal aorta and caudal side of the left renal vein with a size of 1 cm. Lymphadenectomy was performed without significant complications and blood loss. This is the first report of metachronous LNM in a patient with operated VIPoma. Although much rarer than solid organ metastasis of VIPoma, LNM in these patients can also be seen synchronously and metachronously. Close follow-up and vigilance are key to preventing recurrence-related morbidity and mortality in these patients.

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lymphadenectomylymph node metastasismetachronouspancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsvipoma

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