Metastatic carcinoid tumor of the heart

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Nov;76(5):1721-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00688-x.

Abstract

Although carcinoid heart disease has been well described in the literature, metastatic implantation in the heart is rare. We describe a 79-year-old man with no previous history of cancer who presented with progressive dyspnea. He was found to have a septal implantation of a previously undiagnosed metastatic carcinoid tumor. He underwent successful resection with an uneventful postoperative course.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoid Tumor / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoid Tumor / secondary*
  • Carcinoid Tumor / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / pathology*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Treatment Outcome