Incidental finding of an intraductal papillary mucinous tumor with adenocarcinoma focus after variceal bleeding

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2024 Jul;116(7):394-395. doi: 10.17235/reed.2023.9940/2023.

Abstract

Case of a young female patient with reflux symptoms. During gastroscopy, the patient presented an episode of gastrointestinal bleeding after biopsy of a fundic lesion. Imaging tests were requested, showing a 8cm pancreatic cyst causing obstruction of the splenic vein with presence of portal hypertension and secondary gastric varices.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / complications
  • Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / complications
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices* / etiology
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Portal / complications
  • Hypertension, Portal / etiology
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / complications
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging