BACKGROUND The carcinoid syndrome is a rare cause of acquired valvular heart disease. Although the typical echocardiographic features of carcinoid heart disease are well recognized, this large series provides new information about unusual manifestations of the disease as well as the role of Doppler echocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1980 and 1989, 132 patients with carcinoid syndro...

been identified in appendiceal carcinoids: the argentaffin-positive carcinoid, the nonargentaffin carcinoid, and the mucinous, goblet cell carcinoid. Therapy for carcinoids in the first 2 classes traditionally depends on tumour size and location with respect to the base of the appendix. The third type is rarer and behaves more aggressively, hence the literature suggests that management should b...

Carcinoid tumors rarely originate in the urogenital system. We represent a unique case of primary renal carcinoid tumor which was initially diagnosed as renal cell cancer and 10 years later correctly diagnosed as metastatic renal carcinoid.

Carcinoid tumours occur predominantly in the gastrointestinal tract and bronchial system of the lungs, but they can originate in less common anatomical sites such as the testes, which accounts for <1% of all testicular neoplasms. Carcinoid tumour is a rare and indolent neoplasm with the potential for distant metastasis. We report on a man with metastatic right testicular carcinoid tumour who ha...

Objective: Primary ovarian carcinoids are neuroendocrine tumors, representing up to 1% of all tumors. In this paper, the authors aimed at analyzing clinical and pathological aspects recently published carcinoid, providing new correlations regarding them. Mechanism: The have reviewed cases primary carcinoid reported in international journals since 2005 date. A total 99 68 articles been found ana...

Goblet cell carcinoid tumours are often considered a subset of appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours which behave more aggressively. They usually metastasize through transcoelomic/peritoneal invasion and common sites include the ovaries, peritoneum, and liver. Metastases may have goblet cell carcinoid, signet ring cell carcinoma or classic carcinoid histology. We report the first case in the liter...

Carcinoid heart disease is a rare cause of right-sided valvular dysfunction, primarily mediated by serotonin. It is an important complication in patients with carcinoid syndrome and occurs in 20-50% of such patients. Echocardiography is the main technique used for the assessment of carcinoid heart disease, but other imaging modalities are also important, particularly in the quantification of th...

Neuroendocrine tumors of the larynx are rarely seen neoplasms. Atypical carcinoid tumor is the most common type of the neuroendocrine tumors of the larynx, whereas the typical carcinoid tumor is the most infrequent type. Preferable treatment in typical carcinoid tumor is particularly conservative surgery without neck dissection. Radio-chemotherapy is ineffective. In this report, we present a 61...

BACKGROUND: 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 70-year –old male with a complaint of right upper abdominal pain. Computer tomography scans revealed a hyper vascular mass in segment 5, 6th and 8 of the liver. An ultrasonography –guided biopsy showed a carcinoid tumor.No other lesi...

Primary carcinoid tumors of the ovary account for 5% of ovarian teratomas. They are frequently components of mature cystic teratomas or, less commonly, mucinous cystadenomas. Most tumors are seen in peri- or postmenopausal women with symptoms of enlarging mass, or are incidental findings. Microscopically, there are four major variants of ovarian teratomas of carcinoid type: insular, trabecular,...