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Multimodality imaging in carcinoid heart disease
Open Heart, 2019 Neuroendocrine neoplasms arise from the gastrointestinal tract and can lead to carcinoid syndrome. Carcinoid heart disease affects more than half of these patients and is the initial presentation of carcinoid syndrome in up to 20 % of patients. Carcinoid
Ali M Agha +10 more
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Primary Testicular Carcinoid Tumor presenting as Carcinoid Heart Disease
Indian Journal of Urology, 2015 Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis are very rare, and they seldom present with carcinoid syndrome. We report a hereto unreported instance, where a patient with a long-standing testicular mass presented with carcinoid heart disease, an uncommon form ...
Manjunath L Chikkaraddi +2 more
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Management of bronchial carcinoid: An anaesthetic challenge
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014 Carcinoid tumours pose a great challenge to anaesthesiologist, especially if carcinoid syndrome is present. We report peri-operative management of a patient with carcinoid syndrome who underwent upper lobectomy.
Prasoon Gupta +3 more
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Endobronchial Carcinoid and Concurrent Carcinoid Syndrome in an Adolescent Female
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2016 Endobronchial carcinoid tumors are the most common intrabronchial tumors in children and adolescents. Common signs and symptoms include persistent cough and wheezing not responsive to bronchodilators, hemoptysis, and recurrent fever.
Jonathan D. Cogen +2 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Carcinoid heart disease is a frequent complication of carcinoid syndrome. It is related to the release by the carcinoid tumor and/or its metastases of bioactive substances such as serotonin.
Khadija Khay +4 more
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The role of serotonin inhibition within the treatment of carcinoid syndrome
Endocrine Oncology, 2023 Carcinoid syndrome is the most frequent hormonal complication associated with neuroendocrine neoplasms. It was first reported in 1954, and the classical symptoms are diarrhoea, flushing and abdominal pain.
Joel George +3 more
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A Case of Multicentric Carcinoid in a Patient with Psoriatic Spondyloarthropathy
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2015 We describe the first case of a patient presenting with multicentric carcinoid occurring in the lung and subsequently in the rectum, with chronic psoriatic arthritis.
Nabil George +3 more
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Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumour Causing Carcinoid Syndrome in Absence of Hepatic Metastasis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Carcinoid syndrome consists of the classic symptom triad of flushing, diarrhoea, and valvular heart disease. It occurs in the majority of patients with liver metastases. This report presents a 68-year-old female who suffered from chronic diarrhoea with a
Iti Jain +3 more
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Primary Mesenteric Carcinoid Tumor Presenting with Carcinoid Syndrome
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2018 Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a diverse group of tumors arising throughout the body with a common origin from neuroendocrine cells. Well-differentiated NENs, also known as neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), are generally indolent and are often found ...
Oluwaseun Shogbesan +3 more
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Rare Presentation of a Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Presenting with Atrial Flutter
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2021 Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) rarely secrete serotonin, which is the main cause of carcinoid syndrome. One of its unusual manifestations is carcinoid heart disease or Hedinger’s syndrome which is seldom accompanied by cardiac arrhythmias.
Paraskevi C Fragkou +5 more
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