title: Malignant islet cell tumor of the pancreas associated with portal venous thrombus.
abstract: In this report, CT and MR findings of a malignant islet cell tumor of the pancreas associated with tumor thrombus in the portal vein is presented. Imaging findings revealed diffuse involvement of the body and tail of the pancreas by the tumor. The most unusual finding was that this invasive tumor was an insulinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul Universitiy, 35530 Izmir, Turkey. fobuz@kordon.deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Obuz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarioğlu
mesh_terms: D007516:Adenoma, Islet Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed