CARCINOMA OF THE TAIL OF THE PANCREAS ASSOCIATED WITH BLEEDING GASTRIC VARICES AND HYPERSPLENISM
Authors: L J MARKS, B WEINGARTEN, G R GERST
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 November 1952CARCINOMA OF THE TAIL OF THE PANCREAS ASSOCIATED WITH BLEEDING GASTRIC VARICES AND HYPERSPLENISMLEON J. MARKS, M.D., BERTHROLD WEINGARTEN, M.D., GEORGE R. GERST, M.D.LEON J. MARKS, M.D., BERTHROLD WEINGARTEN, M.D., GEORGE R. GERST, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-5-1077 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUnfortunately, carcinoma arising in the body or tail of the pancreas seldom produces symptoms early enough so that it can be removed at operation. In many series in the literature, carcinoma of the body or tail of the pancreas was apparently quite unsuspected prior to operation or autopsy.1-4Even at operation, in the majority of instances, the local spread will be such that resection through uninvolved tissue will be impossible.1, 3It is the purpose of this report to present an unusual case of carcinoma of the tail of the pancreas, manifested by massive melena, gastric varices and a peripheral...Bibliography1. Ranson HK: Carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas, Arch. Surg. 30: 584-606, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. SilverLubliner GBRK: Carcinoma of the pancreas, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 86: 703-716, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Duff GL: The clinical and pathological features of carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 65: 69-99, 1939. Google Scholar4. EustermanWilbur GBDL: Primary malignant neoplasm of the pancreas; clinical study of 88 verified cases without jaundice, South. M. J. 26: 875-883, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. SmalleyEusterman REGB: Pancreatic carcinoma: report of two cases with unusual symptoms, Proc. Staff. Meet., Mayo Clin. 18: 444-449, 1943. Google Scholar6. OchsnerWilbur HCDL: Malignant lesions involving the duodenum as a causative factor in gastro-intestinal hemorrhage, Proc. Staff. Meet., Mayo Clin. 9: 776-780, 1934. Google Scholar7. LevyLichtman HSS: Clinical characterization of primary carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas, Arch. Int. Med. 65: 607-626, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Templeton F: X-ray examination of the stomach, 1944, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, p. 440. Google Scholar9. Samuel E: Gastric varices, Brit. J. Radiol. 21: 519-522, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. BlakemoreLord AHJW: The technic of using vitallium tubes in establishing portacaval shunts for portal hypertension, Ann. Surg. 122: 476-489, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Whipple AO: The problem of portal hypertension in relation to the hepatosplenomegalies, Ann. Surg. 122: 449-475, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. DameshekEstren WS: The spleen and hypersplenism, 1948, Grune & Stratton, New York. Google Scholar13. DoanWright CACS: Primary congenital and secondary acquired splenic panhematopenia, Blood 1: 10-26, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. KrackeRiser RRWH: Problem of hypersplenism, J. A. M. A. 141: 1132-1139, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. WelchDameshek CSW: Splenectomy in blood dyscrasias, New England J. Med. 242: 601-606, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 20, 1951.From the Medical and Surgical Services of Montefiore Hospital, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGastroesophageal Varices (Bleeding) and SplenomegalyEndoscopic Color Doppler Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Gastric Varices Secondary to Left-Sided Portal HypertensionClinical and endoscopic features of gastric varices secondary to splenic vein occlusionGastric Varices due to Splenic Vein Occlusion with Left Renal Cell CarcinomaGastric varices formation due to pancreatic tumor: A case of successful resection of cystadenocarcinomaIsolated gastric varices: Splenic vein obstruction or portal hypertension?Morphological ExaminationsAdenocarcinoma of the PancreasSplenic vein thrombosisCarcinoma of the pancreasDiagnosis and surgical treatment of carcinoma of the pancreasClinical manifestations of carcinoma of the tail of the pancreasPortal Vein Thromboses in Malignant HepatomaRENE A. ALBACETE, M.D., MARY J. MATTHEWS, M.D., NIRMAL SAINI, M.D.Das PfortadergebietGastric Varices: Characteristics and Clinical SignificanceThe Pancreas: Contributions of Clinical Interest in 1952 1 November 1952Volume 37, Issue 5Page: 1077-1084KeywordsHemorrhagePancreas ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...