Carcinoid Syndrome and Carcinoid Heart Disease as Manifestations of Non-Metastatic Ovarian Neuroendocrine Tumour
The carcinoid syndrome is rare but it is associated with carcinoid heart disease in more than a half of the cases. Carcinoid heart disease is typically characterised by morphological and functional modifications of right-sided valves. Its aetiology is probable multifactorial but serotonin appears to...
Main Authors: | Joana Simões-Pereira, Lai Mun Wang, Attila Kardos, Ashley Grossman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ordem dos Médicos
2017-05-01
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Series: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
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Online Access: | http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/7713 |
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