First Case of Regression of Carcinoid Heart Disease on Serial Transthoracic Echocardiograms following Octreotide Monotherapy in a Patient with Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) arising in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and pancreas are relatively rare; however, the annual incidence has been increasing. Carcinoid syndrome (CS) is a constellation of symptoms that occur when a GI NET metastasizes to the liver and releases high...
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| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/511414 |