Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Carcinoid is a rare malignancy originating from enterochromaffin cells and is clinically characterized by flushing, diarrhea and bronchospasm, due to secretion of vasoactive substances. A dreaded complication is carcinoid heart disease, which mainly affects right...
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| author | Aggeli Constantina Felekos Ioannis Kazazaki Christina Giannopoulos Dimitrios Kartalis Athanasios Pitsavos Christos Stefanadis Christodoulos |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Carcinoid is a rare malignancy originating from enterochromaffin cells and is clinically characterized by flushing, diarrhea and bronchospasm, due to secretion of vasoactive substances. A dreaded complication is carcinoid heart disease, which mainly affects right cardiac chambers, resulting in thickened, immobile and retracted tricuspid and pulmonary valves. In the current report, a case of a 60-year old female presenting with symptoms of right heart failure is described. Transthoracic two-dimensional and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography findings, as well as biochemical markers, including pro-BNP and NT-pro-BNP, were consistent with carcinoid syndrome. The histological diagnosis of carcinoid was confirmed after surgical resection of an ovarian mass.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8810e993cd2b4007ac96e562e4e7158f2022-12-22T01:36:00ZengBMCCardiovascular Ultrasound1476-71202010-09-01813710.1186/1476-7120-8-37Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumorAggeli ConstantinaFelekos IoannisKazazaki ChristinaGiannopoulos DimitriosKartalis AthanasiosPitsavos ChristosStefanadis Christodoulos<p>Abstract</p> <p>Carcinoid is a rare malignancy originating from enterochromaffin cells and is clinically characterized by flushing, diarrhea and bronchospasm, due to secretion of vasoactive substances. A dreaded complication is carcinoid heart disease, which mainly affects right cardiac chambers, resulting in thickened, immobile and retracted tricuspid and pulmonary valves. In the current report, a case of a 60-year old female presenting with symptoms of right heart failure is described. Transthoracic two-dimensional and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography findings, as well as biochemical markers, including pro-BNP and NT-pro-BNP, were consistent with carcinoid syndrome. The histological diagnosis of carcinoid was confirmed after surgical resection of an ovarian mass.</p>http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/8/1/37 |
| spellingShingle | Aggeli Constantina Felekos Ioannis Kazazaki Christina Giannopoulos Dimitrios Kartalis Athanasios Pitsavos Christos Stefanadis Christodoulos Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
| title | Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor |
| title_full | Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor |
| title_fullStr | Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor |
| title_short | Echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor |
| title_sort | echocardiographic imaging of tricuspid and pulmonary valve abnormalities in primary ovarian carcinoid tumor |
| url | http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/8/1/37 |
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