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Malignant Pancreatic Vipoma
A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor producing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). It is associated with watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and hypochlorhydria or achlorhydria. It displays vascular invasion and metastasizes to other anatomic sites. One third of cases are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. (NCI Thesaurus)
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