Cardiac metastasis from carcinoid tumour: Magnetic resonance imaging findings

Cardiac metastasis from carcinoid tumour: Magnetic resonance imaging findings

Summary A case of myocardial metastasis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid is presented. The colon was the primary site. The patient did not manifest symptoms of carcinoid syndrome and had no echocardiographic or MRI evidence of carcinoid valvular heart disease.

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Veröffentlicht in:Australasian radiology 2004-09, Vol.48 (3), p.383-387
Hauptverfasser: Puvaneswary, M, Thomson, D, Bellamy, GR
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Carcinoid Tumor - secondary
Carcinoid Tumor - surgery
carcinoid tumour
cardiac metastasis
Colonic Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardium - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Summary A case of myocardial metastasis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid is presented. The colon was the primary site. The patient did not manifest symptoms of carcinoid syndrome and had no echocardiographic or MRI evidence of carcinoid valvular heart disease.
ISSN:0004-8461
1440-1673
DOI:10.1111/j.0004-8461.2004.01323.x