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VIPoma historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
VIPoma which is also known as Verner-Morrison syndrome was first described in 1958 by Verner and Morrison.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- In 1870, Rudolf Heidenhain was the first to discover and describe the neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas.
- In 1958, American physicians, John U. Verner and Ashton B. Morrison discovered VIPoma for the first time in a patient presenting with profuse diarrhea and hypokalemia.
- John U. Verner and Ashton B also described the pathogenesis of VIPoma (due to malignancy of non-insulin producing pancreatic islets) in detail.
- VIPoma is also known as Verner-Morrison syndrome.[1]
References
References
- β Belei OA, Heredea ER, Boeriu E, Marcovici TM, Cerbu S, MΔrginean O; et al. (2017). “Verner-Morrison syndrome. Literature review”. Rom J Morphol Embryol. 58 (2): 371β376. PMIDΒ 28730220.
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