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Nonfunctioning islet cell tumor presenting with ascites and portal hypertension.

Abstract
Nonfunctioning islet cell tumors commonly cause no symptoms. A 22-year-old woman presented with lump in the left hypochondrium, refractory high-protein ascites and evidence of left-sided portal hypertension. At exploratory laparotomy, a 30 cm x 15 cm mass was seen at the splenic hilum, with large collateral vessels around. Distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy was done. Histology of the mass showed malignant islet cell tumor infiltrating the spleen. The patient died in the postoperative period.
AuthorsA N Dalvi, S A Rege, M R Bapat, Philip Abraham, A S Joshi, R D Bapat
JournalIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (Indian J Gastroenterol) 2002 Nov-Dec Vol. 21 Issue 6 Pg. 227-8 ISSN: 0254-8860 [Print] India
PMID12546175 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Ascites (etiology)
  • Carcinoma, Islet Cell (complications, diagnosis)
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms (complications, diagnosis)
  • Spleen (pathology)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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