Carcinoid heart disease and a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Carcinoid Heart Disease in a Primary Ovarian Carcinoid.
UNLABELLED Ovarian carcinoids are very rare, and only their insular form is associated with carcinoid syndrome. We herein describe a case report of an elderly woman who presented with typical carcinoid syndrome, which is routinely characterized by right-sided heart failure, diarrhoea, flushes, and other common manifestations. Further examination and biochemical testing of the patient confirmed ...
متن کاملPrimary Strumal Carcinoid Tumor of the Ovary: a Case Report
Primary ovarian carcinoid tumors of the ovary are rare and represent less than 0.1% of ovarian malignancy. One of its subtypes is the strumal carcinoid in which the thyroid tissue is seen in intimate association with carcinoid tumor. We here report a 47-year-old woman with strumal carcinoid of the right ovary presented with cessation of menstrual periods in the past 3 months and was referred du...
متن کاملMetastatic ovarian carcinoid tumor.
Case report The patient was a multiparous, unmarried female, age 66 years. She presented with a history of sudden onset of varicose veins some months previously, followed by oedema of the ankles for 6 weeks. Eight years previously she was investigated extensively for post-menopausal vaginal bleeding, no cause being found at that time. At the same time a duodenal ulcer was discovered, and treate...
متن کاملPrimary hepatic carcinoid tumor.
OBJECTIVES To describe a rare case of primary carcinoid tumor of the liver and its management. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTIONS A 44-year-old Nigerian male presented with a big inoperable liver mass, which proved to be a carcinoid tumor by fine needle aspiration cytology. Extensive search for a primary lesion including laparotomy and peroperative ultrasound failed to find a primary les...
متن کاملPrimary hepatic carcinoid tumor
Primary hepatic carcinoid tumor is rare and poses a challenge for diagnosis and management. We presented a case of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor in a 53-year-old female with a complaint of right upper abdominal pain. Computer tomography scans revealed a hypervascular mass in segment 4 of the liver. An ultrasonography-guided biopsy showed a carcinoid tumor. No other lesions were found by the r...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Visualized Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2221-2965
DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2019.01.10