Carcinoid Heart Disease From a Primary Liver Carcinoid Tumor.

ABSTRACT: Carcinoid heart disease (CaHD) is part of the carcinoid syndrome. Cardiac involvement is present in 20% to 60% of patients with carcinoid syndrome and is normally from liver metastasis. We report the case of a patient who presented with CaHD disease with an undiagnosed primary tumor or a possible primary liver carcinoid tumor. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

SUBMITTER: Gudino-Gonzalez JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588570 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature