title: Spindle cell tumor of the portal vein.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Madariaga
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nalesnik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwatsuki
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Starzl
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: 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