title: Hodgkin's lymphoma of colon: an unusual cause of isolated splenic vein obstruction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Seenu
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dawar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: 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*