title: [Leiomyosarcoma of the splenic vein].
abstract: The differential diagnosis of disease processes of the pancreatic tail involves considerable difficulty, despite the use of sonography, computed tomography and endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography. In most cases, morphological changes are due to pancreatic tumors, inflammatory disease or lymphoma. We report on a case of leiomyosarcoma of the splenic vein with local invasion of the pancreatic tail simulating a pancreatic tumor.
authors.affiliation: Röntgenabteilung, Medizinische Klinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rödl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hofmann-Preiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma; D008297:Male; D013162:Splenic Vein
vernacular_title: Leiomyosarkom der Vena lienalis.