title: Pancreatic plasmacytoma presenting as variceal hemorrhage: life threatening complication of a rare entity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic plasmacytoma is a rare entity and presents with features of mass lesion of pancreas.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present an interesting case of pancreatic plasmacytoma with life threatening gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to isolated gastric varices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case highlights the importance of considering it in differential diagnosis of patients with anemia, recurrent pancreatitis or jaundice and isolated gastric varices, prompting a CT scan to evaluate for any pancreatic mass lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Muslim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Atiq
authors.forename: Syed Abbas
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Somashekhar G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anaisse
authors.forename: Kevin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Olden
authors.forename: Farshad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aduli
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*