Hodgkin's lymphoma of colon: an unusual cause of isolated splenic vein obstruction.
A case of splenic vein obstruction due to infiltration by Hodgkin's lymphoma of the colon is reported. The patient presented with massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage and a lump in the abdomen. Laparotomy revealed a colonic tumor infiltrating the splenic vein, causing left sided portal hypertension.
Seenu
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Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Goel
A K
AK
Shukla
N K
NK
Dawar
R
R
Sood
S
S
D000328:Adult; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000473:pathology*