Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours.
We report three cases of intra-cardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours of the carcinoid type. One presented in a manner identical to a left atrial myxoma; in one patient a left atrial mass was noted during investigations for weight loss and a lung mass; and in the third, two right ventricular...
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| author | Drake, WM Jenkins, P Phillips, R Lowe, D Grossman, AB Besser, G Wass, J |
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| description | We report three cases of intra-cardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours of the carcinoid type. One presented in a manner identical to a left atrial myxoma; in one patient a left atrial mass was noted during investigations for weight loss and a lung mass; and in the third, two right ventricular deposits were detected on echocardiography when a patient with a disseminated GHRH-secreting tumour was investigated for dyspnoea. Although to our knowledge this is only the third report of these lesions, we believe that this represents a form of carcinoid heart disease that is distinct from the valvular abnormalities seen in some patients with carcinoid syndrome. Neuroendocrine metastases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intra-cardiac tumours. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7a965ede-5246-4525-abf0-a655848088c32022-03-26T20:45:00ZIntracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7a965ede-5246-4525-abf0-a655848088c3EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1997Drake, WMJenkins, PPhillips, RLowe, DGrossman, ABBesser, GWass, JWe report three cases of intra-cardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours of the carcinoid type. One presented in a manner identical to a left atrial myxoma; in one patient a left atrial mass was noted during investigations for weight loss and a lung mass; and in the third, two right ventricular deposits were detected on echocardiography when a patient with a disseminated GHRH-secreting tumour was investigated for dyspnoea. Although to our knowledge this is only the third report of these lesions, we believe that this represents a form of carcinoid heart disease that is distinct from the valvular abnormalities seen in some patients with carcinoid syndrome. Neuroendocrine metastases should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intra-cardiac tumours. |
| spellingShingle | Drake, WM Jenkins, P Phillips, R Lowe, D Grossman, AB Besser, G Wass, J Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. |
| title | Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. |
| title_full | Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. |
| title_fullStr | Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. |
| title_short | Intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours. |
| title_sort | intracardiac metastases from neuroendocrine tumours |
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