We report a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis presenting with ascites, jaundice and malaise. Linear calcifications on the portal area were seen in the plain film of the abdomen. Computed tomography confirmed the presence of calcification of the portal vein wall and discovered lesions highly suggestive of diffuse multinodular hepatocarcinoma. We emphasize the rarity of portal vein calcification in patients with portal hypertension secondary to hepatic cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma.
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