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...

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Main Authors: Joana Simões-Pereira, Lai Mun Wang, Attila Kardos, Ashley Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2017-05-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/7713