Gastric variceal bleed in a patient without liver cirrhosis: an unusual cause of haematemesis

Ismail FW, Mumtaz K, Chawla T, Jafri W
Correspondence: Dr Faisal W Ismail, faisal.ismail@aku.edu

ABSTRACT
Tumours of the pancreas presenting as haematemesis are rare entities, with scarce documentation in literature. We report a 50-year-old woman who presented with haematemesis secondary to gastric fundal variceal bleeding due to splenic vein occlusion by a large mucinous cystadenoma of the pancreas. We also review the literature pertaining to unusual pathologies presenting as haematemesis.

Keywords: haematemesis, mucinous cystadenoma, pancreatic tumours
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(6): e171–e173