Metastatic Infiltration of Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Pancreas Into the Portal Venous System: A Masquerading Cause of Expansive Portal Venous Thrombosis

Yuka Hirakawa; Masaki Tago; Naoko E. Katsuki; Seijiro Makio; Shu-ichi Yamashita

doi:10.12659/AJCR.929678

26 March 2021: Articles

Metastatic Infiltration of Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Pancreas Into the Portal Venous System: A Masquerading Cause of Expansive Portal Venous Thrombosis

Challenging differential diagnosis

Yuka Hirakawa ^A , Masaki Tago ^A* , Naoko E. Katsuki ^A , Seijiro Makio ^A , Shu-ichi Yamashita ^A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929678

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929678

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Figure 2. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). (A) Diffuse thickening of the bile duct wall in the middle to lower common bile duct causing stenosis (arrow) with no signs of tumorous lesions in the MRCP images obtained in the 2nd month after the first assessment. (B) Stenosis of the common bile duct (arrow) and dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct is seen in the MRCP images obtained in the 8th month after the first assessment.

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Metastatic Infiltration of Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Pancreas Into the Portal Venous System: A Masquerading Cause of Expansive Portal Venous Thrombosis

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