Spindle cell tumor of the portal vein.
The authors describe the first reported case of spindle cell tumor of the portal vein (SCTPV) surgically excised in a 28-year-old woman. The tumor had caused portal vein obstruction with extensive collaterals. A side-to-side mesocaval shunt was created to reduce portal hypertension. Six months later the SCTPV could be excised. Radiation therapy (4,500 cGY) was given 2 months later. Although the tumor recurred in the liver 4 years later, the patient is alive and free of symptoms 6 years after the initial diagnosis.
Madariaga
J R
JR
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
Nalesnik
M A
MA
Iwatsuki
S
S
Starzl
T E
TE
Fung
J J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000601:surgery; D011169:Portal Vein; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery