Simultaneous surgical treatment of primary ovarian carcinoid and carcinoid heart disease
The incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) is 2.5–5 per 100 000 population. Up to 20% of patients with NET develop carcinoid syndrome (CS), and in 40–50% of those carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is reported (0.27 per 100 000 population per year) [1]. Development of CS and CHD is determined by numero...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/Simultaneous-surgical-treatment-of-primary-ovarian-carcinoid-and-carcinoid-heart-disease,40,48519,1,1.html |