Pancreatic endocrine tumors with intraductal growth into the main pancreatic duct and tumor thrombus within the portal vein: a case report and review of the literature.
Pancreatic endocrine tumors are rare tumors classified into "functioning" and "nonfunctioning" tumors. A 68-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the chief compliant of abdominal pain. Various imaging studies demonstrated a mass in the head of the pancreas with intraductal growth into the main pancreatic duct and an intraportal mass. The patient underwent a curative surgical operation. Histopathological examination revealed that it was nonfunctioning endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas. This is the first reported case of a pancreatic endocrine tumor with intraductal growth into the main pancreatic duct and tumor thrombus within the portal vein.
Kawakami
Hiroshi
H
Department of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo. hiropon@med.hokudai.ac.jp
Kuwatani
Masaki
M
Hirano
Satoshi
S
Kondo
Satoshi
S
Nakanishi
Yoshitsugu
Y
Itoh
Tomoo
T
Asaka
Masahiro
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000601:surgery; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor