Bronchial carcinoma with eosinophilia and cardiomegaly.
A patient with a giant cell carcinoma of the bronchus presented with headache and flushing attacks and a blood eosinophilia. He developed a right bundle branch block and later congestive cardiac failure. At post mortem he was found to have the appearance of Loeffler's endocarditis. A tentative mechanism for these events is proposed.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology