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A rare case of nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma associated with tumor thrombi in both the portal and splenic veins is reported. The patient, a 49-year-old male, had a 2-year history of occasional abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) disclosed a huge mass in the body of the pancreas, and celiac arteriogram showed a tumor stain in the body and tail of the pancreas. Percutaneous transhepatic portography (PTP) demonstrated an irregular filling defect, indicating intraportal tumor growth. Curative surgery, which included total pancreatectomy with combined resection (50 mm in length) and reconstruction of the portal vein, distal gastrectomy, and partial resection of the transverse colon, was performed. Histological examination of the surgical specimen led to a diagnosis of nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma with a negative immunohistochemical stain for insulin, glucagon, somatostatin, and adrenocorticotropic hormone. The patient has been well for 38 months to date without any sign of tumor recurrence. Our experience with this case has introduced a radical resection for islet cell tumor of the pancreas, even if the tumor has extended into the portal vein.
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Yamamoto, H., Hayakawa, N., Hamaguchi, K. et al. A nonfunctioning islet cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus in both the portal and splenic veins — a case report of successful resection. J Hep Bil Pancr Surg 2, 184–189 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02348747
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