Gastric variceal bleed in a patient without liver cirrhosis: an unusual cause of haematemesis.
Tumours of the pancreas presenting as haematemesis are rare entities, with scarce documentation in literature. We report a 50-year-old woman who presented with haematemesis secondary to gastric fundal variceal bleeding due to splenic vein occlusion by a large mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas. We also review the literature pertaining to unusual pathologies presenting as haematemesis.
Ismail
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Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. faisal.ismail@aku.edu
Mumtaz
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Chawla
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Jafri
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D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000150:complications*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000473:pathology