Metastatic carcinoid tumor of the heart.

Wee, Jon O; Sepic, Jerome D; Mihaljevic, Tomislav; Cohn, Lawrence H · Ann Thorac Surg · 2003

case_report · Level V

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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.

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