Malignant islet cell tumor of the pancreas associated with portal venous thrombus

BARLIK OBUZ F., Bora S., SARIOĞLU S.

EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, cilt.11, sa.9, ss.1642-1644, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s003300000799
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1642-1644
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: islet cell tumor, CT, MR imaging, portal vein thrombus, CT
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.