The knowledge about the formation and relations of the portal vein is important for surgeons and radiologists. The variations in the level of formation and the pattern of formation of portal vein might lead to confusions during radiological and surgical procedures. Here we present a rare variation in the formation of the portal vein as found during the cadaveric dissections. The portal vein was formed by the union of splenic vein, superior mesenteric vein and inferior mesenteric veins. The abnormal termination of left gastric vein into superior mesenteric vein before the formation of portal vein was also seen in the same cadaver. Identification of these variations is useful in managing traumatic rupture of the mesentery.
Poor donor maintenance as evidenced by donor acidosis and graft macrosteatosis had significant impact in developing IPF when CIT is kept short. Similar study with larger sample size is required to establish extended criteria cutoff values.
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma (ATC) is the most active and lethal kind of thyroid carcinoma with a peak incidence in the 6th to 7th decade; women comprising 55%-77% [1]. It accounts for 1% to 2% of all thyroid carcinomas [2]. ATC has a bad prognosis, with a median survival of 4 to 12 months from the time of diagnosis. [3,4]. The diagnosis of ATC is usually based on clinical examination and confirmed by FNAB or core biopsy. The incidence of ATC has steadily decreased over the past few decades, although the reason for this decline is unknown [5]. Here we discuss a case of anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid, presenting unusually as a periampullary lesion in the gastro-intestinal tract and soft-tissue tumor over the right scapular region. To the best of our knowledge, ATC masquerading as gastro-intestinal tract mass lesion and soft-tissue tumor was never reported before.
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