JB Lillegard, JE Fisher, TJ Mckenzie… - Journal of the American …, 2011 - Elsevier Hepatic resection of metastatic carcinoid cancer can prolong survival and control symptomatic endocrinopathy. Decompensated carcinoid heart disease (CHD) can develop in some patients with metastatic carcinoid cancers, which can preclude operation for resectable hepatic ... Related articles - All 4 versions
S Datta, N Williams, S Suortamo, A Mahmood… - Age and …, 2011 - Br Geriatrics Soc An 80-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain, paroxysmal diaphoresis, diarrhoea and vomiting. CT scan revealed a small bowel endocrine carcinoma (or 'carcinoid' tumour), but the absence of hepatic disease. The lesion was excised 'en-bloc'. Intra-operatively, there ...
WC Roberts, CA Varughese, JM Ko… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier A 53-year-old woman is described who underwent mitral and aortic valve replacement and tricuspid valve annuloplasty for pure regurgitation at all 3 valve sites for unrecognized carcinoid heart disease without the carcinoid syndrome 22 days before death. Metastatic carcinoid was ... Related articles - All 5 versions
J Capdevila, I Díez Miranda, G Obiols… - Annals of …, 2011 - Eur Soc Med Oncology In July 2004, the patient underwent treatment with octreotide LAR 30 mg/28 days. This resulted in a disappearance of the diarrhea and flushing and decrease in urinary 5-HIAA levels (up to 85% of reduction). In September 2006, interferon-α2b was added to octreotide due to ... Related articles - All 3 versions
[PDF] from jemdsa.co.zaC Weinreich, IL Ross, T Kotze… - … and Diabetes of South …, 2011 - jemdsa.co.za ... We present two cases of metastatic carcinoid tumours, complicated by carcinoidsyndrome and by cardiac valve involvement, a well-known, but infrequent, complication. ... The symptoms of carcinoidsyndrome generally manifest only once metastases to the liver have occurred. ... Related articles - All 2 versions