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An Unusual Case of Synchronous Carcinoid of Ovary and Gall Bladder [PDF]
, 2013 Multifocal carcinoid is a known phenomenon. We present a rare combination of an ovarian carcinoid synchronous with gallbladder carcinoid. This rare combination has not been reported so far.
Nita Khurana +3 more
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Journal of Medical Cases, 2020 Carcinoid heart disease is an unusual cause of right heart failure. We present the case of a 53-year-old man with a history of metastatic carcinoid tumors originating from the appendix, status post-chemotherapy, and liver embolizations. The patient presented with a right-sided valvular disease with severe pulmonic valve regurgitation, right ventricle ...
Mariani Salazar-Leon +4 more
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Carcinoid Heart Disease in Patients With Bronchopulmonary Carcinoid [PDF]
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2018 The prevalence of carcinoid heart disease (CaHD) in bronchopulmonary carcinoid and its relationship with left-sided valvular disease are unknown.All patients with a pathologic diagnosis of bronchopulmonary carcinoid and echocardiography performed at our institution between 2001 and 2016 were retrospectively reviewed.
De Jesus, Tais +6 more
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Carcinoid Heart Disease: Starting From Heart Failure
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017 Carcinoid syndrome is the constellation of symptoms mediated by humoral factors produced by some carcinoid tumors. It consists primarily of vasomotor symptoms, gastrointestinal hypermotility, hypotension, and bronchospasm, due to the production and ...
Nicole Bertin MD +5 more
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JACC: Case Reports, 2020 Surgical valve replacement is the most effective treatment for carcinoid heart disease; however, reoperation for prosthetic valve failure is burdened by high risk.
Suvitesh Luthra, MD +3 more
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Carcinoid heart disease: the winking heart [PDF]
Heart Asia, 2013 A 70-year-old woman with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumour presented with heart failure. A 2D transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed thickened, retracted and fixed tricuspid valve (TV) leaflets with free-flowing tricuspid regurgitation (figure 1A, online supplementary videos 1 and 2), and thickened and retracted pulmonary valve (PV) cusps with ...
José Luis Moya Mur +3 more
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Structural Heart, 2020 Carcinoid heart disease is seen in 50% of patients with carcinoid syndrome and is the main cause of morbidity and mortality.
Amin Sabet +5 more
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Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation as a Presenting Symptom of Metastasized Carcinoid Tumor
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2012 A 66-year-old woman was diagnosed with hepatic metastasized carcinoid tumor of the ileocecal junction resulting in elevated plasma chromogranin A levels and urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels.
Anton F. Engelsman +5 more
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A 15-year comprehensive literature review of 99 primary ovarian carcinoid tumors
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Objective: Primary ovarian carcinoids are neuroendocrine tumors, representing up to 1% of all ovarian tumors. In this paper, the authors aimed at analyzing the clinical and pathological aspects of all recently published ovarian carcinoid, providing new ...
Tiberiu-Augustin Georgescu +6 more
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Tumor carcinóide: contributo da ecocardiografia para o diagnóstico.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2011 Carcinoid tumors are rare, most commonly originating from the neuroendocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract. Carcinoid syndrome is characterized by flushing, diarrhea, and bronchospasm.
Pedro Amador +6 more
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