Cavernous transformation of the portal vein in a child with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
β Scribed by Kauffman, William M.; Ribeiro, Raul C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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β¦ Synopsis
We present an 11 year old boy who developed collateral vessels in the portal hepatis with non-visualization of the portal vein 9 months after treatment for large cell lymphoma. This ''cavernous transformation of the portal vein'' may lead to varices with subsequent gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Med. Pediatr. Oncol. 29:143-145, 1997.
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