title: Portal vein resection for a portal vein thrombus caused by nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas causing a tumor thrombus in the portal vein. The patient was a 60-year-old woman whose presenting symptoms were abdominal pain, vomiting, and weight loss. We performed a subtotal pancreatectomy and splenectomy combined with partial resection of the portal vein. Histopathological studies confirmed the diagnosis of nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma of the pancreas with a tumor thrombus in the portal vein. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful and she is doing well 25 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Erciyes, School of Medicine, 06810 Cayyolu, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedirli
authors.forename: Tahir E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Patiroglu
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sakrak
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aritas
mesh_terms: D018273:Carcinoma, Islet Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*