Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Secreting MS Neuroblastoma
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.
Authors
- Deepak Bansal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1009-7649)
- Jai Kumar Mahajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0006-2028)
- Nitin James Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4537-3383)
- Josy Thomas
- Ravi P. Kanojia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7521-9256)
- Jitender Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-2046)
- Aravind Sekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-3442)
Institutions
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_104_24
- Primary Topic
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00