Surgery for colloid carcinoma of the pancreas with portal vein tumor thrombus: a case report

Abstract Background The portal vein is occasionally invaded by advanced malignant tumors in the pancreatic head region. However, pancreatic cancer rarely has portal vein tumor thrombi. We report a case of pancreatic cancer with a massive portal vein tumor thrombus undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy wi...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Udagawa, Motohide Shimazu, Tadayuki Sakuragawa, Shotaro Maruyama, Yusuke Uchi, Eisuke Miura, Yohei Masugi, Michiie Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-01025-2