Carcinoid syndrome: report of a case with heart involvement and primary ovarian tumor

A patient with a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor with extensive carcinoid heart disease, without hepatic metastases is presents. Literature was revisited, emphasizing that carcinoid heart disease secondary to an ovarian tumor is quite rare. Surgical indications relative to this patient are discussed...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gaceta médica de México 2001-11, Vol.137 (6), p.583-587
Hauptverfasser:	Narváez, R, Viveros, E, Gómez, M, Romero, J, Hernández, S, Dorantes, J, Hernández, P, Rebollar, V, Orea, A, Rodríguez, C, Asensio, E, Oseguera, J
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Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Carcinoid Heart Disease - diagnosis Carcinoid Tumor - diagnosis Female Humans Middle Aged Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - diagnosis Ovarian Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient with a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor with extensive carcinoid heart disease, without hepatic metastases is presents. Literature was revisited, emphasizing that carcinoid heart disease secondary to an ovarian tumor is quite rare. Surgical indications relative to this patient are discussed.
ISSN:	0016-3813