Heart failure due to right ventricular metastatic neuroendocrine tumor

Int J Cardiol. 2008 May 23;126(2):e25-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.007. Epub 2007 Mar 29.

Abstract

We report a case of a female patient that was referred to our service with progressive weakness and dyspnea. Three years ago, she had been submitted to hysterectomy and salpingo-oforectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy due to uterine cervix neuroendocrine tumor. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed a dense sessile mass in the right ventricle causing right and left ventricular filling restriction. Despite chemotherapy the patient died and necropsy confirmed metastases from neuroendocrine tumor to the right ventricle.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis*
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / secondary
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology
  • Humans
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / complications
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnosis*