Carcinoid Syndrome: Report of a Case with Cardiac Involvement and Primary Tumor of the Ovary.

René Narváez; Eduardo Viveros; María Gómez; Juanita Romero; Sergio Hernández; Joel Dorantes; Pablo Hernández; Verónica Rebollar; Arturo Orea; Carlos Rodríguez; Enrique Asensio; Jorge Oseguera

2001, Number 6

Gac Med Mex 2001; 137 (6)

Carcinoid Syndrome: Report of a Case with Cardiac Involvement and Primary Tumor of the Ovary.

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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ABSTRACT

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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