Neurogenic tumors and VIP-induced diarrhea.

Journal: Journal Of Pediatric Surgery
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Abstract

The authors report a case of cervical ganglioneuroblastoma associated with intractable watery diarrhea and hypokalemia. The probable physiopathologic mechanism of the diarrhea and its relation to the vasoactive intestinal peptide secretion (VIP) by the tumor are discussed.

Authors
P Collin, M Schmidt, A Bensoussan, H Blanchard, J Desjardins