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pancreas, vasoactive intestinal peptide-producing tumor, pancreatic endocrine tumor, vipomas, exceedingly rare cancerous tumors that arise, a type of hormone-secreting cell, in the pancreas, vipomas cause diarrhea, hypokalemia, low blood potassium, a decrease, in the amount, acid, in the stomach, vipomas affect cells, in the pancreas that produce vasoactive intestinal peptide, vip, cancer causes, symptoms by producing high levels of this hormone, vipomas, diagnosed in adulthood, most commonly at age 50, women, more likely to be affected than men, watery diarrhea, massive amounts, hypokalemia, low blood potassium, cause leg cramps, low acid, in the stomach, achlorhydria, nausea, dehydration, abdominal pain, cramping, weight loss, facial flushing, redness, high level of vip, vasoactive intestinal peptide, blood, high volume of diarrhea, continues despite fasting, fasting is one way to test, vipoma, physician, request that the stool be collected, analyzed, electrolyte content, a ct scan, mri ordered, the location, the tumor, first goal of treatment, correct dehydration, intravenous, iv, fluids, required to replace fluids lost in diarrhea, next goal, slow the diarrhea, medications, control the diarrhea, octreotide, hormone, best chance, cure is surgery to remove the tumor, tumor has not metastasized, spread to other organs, surgery, cure it, surgery, cure vipomas, one-third to one-half of patients, have tumors, spread by the time of diagnosis, incurable, metastasis, dehydration, cardiac arrest from electrolyte imbalances, have watery diarrhea, more than 2-3 days, should call doctor.