Carcinoid heart – Case report

We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman, diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor of the cecum in 2004, with liver metastases and carcinoid syndrome since September 2010. The patient had been treated intermittently with chemotherapy cycles, and remained symptomatic, with worsening secondary lesions...

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Main Authors: Ana Rita Santos, Bruno Stuart, Carlos Cotrim, Ana Rita Almeida, Paula Fazendas, Liliana Lopes, Inês Cruz, Hélder Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912001377