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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov-Dec;29(6):627-629.
doi: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_104_24. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Secreting MS Neuroblastoma

Josy Thomas  1 , Nitin James Peters  1 , Aravind Sekar  2 , Deepak Bansal  3 , Jitender Singh  1 , Ravi P Kanojia  1 , J K Mahajan  1
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Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Secreting MS Neuroblastoma

Josy Thomas et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

We present a rare case of a 17-month-old child diagnosed with MS-stage neuroblastoma and associated chronic diarrhea due to elevated vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) levels. The unusual occurrence of a VIP-secreting tumor in a patient with MS neuroblastoma is a rare combination, not previously reported in the literature. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and excision of the tumor, leading to a significant decline in VIP levels and resolution of symptoms.

Keywords: Chronic diarrhea; MS neuroblastoma; VIPoma; vasoactive intestinal peptide.

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(a) Heterogeneously enhancing right suprarenal mass with necrosis and calcification (Red arrow) (b) Metastatic skin nodules on the back (Red arrow)
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