A 51-year-old woman presents with profuse watery diarrhea persisting during fasting. Vitals show BP 98/62, HR 112, RR 18, temp 37.2°C. She reports weakness and lightheadedness. Laboratory studies reveal serum potassium 2.8 mEq/L, pH 7.28, and markedly decreased gastric acid output on stimulation testing. CT abdomen shows a 2-cm enhancing lesion in the pancreatic tail. She denies recent antibiotic use. Which tumor most likely explains these findings?

  1. A)Adenocarcinoma of the colon
  2. B)VIPomaGABARITO
  3. C)Somatostatinoma
  4. D)Insulinoma
  5. E)Gastrinoma

Explicação

VIPoma classically causes WDHA syndrome: watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, and achlorhydria. The diarrhea is secretory, so it continues during fasting, and the tumor is a pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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