title: [Favorable outcome of a severe carcinoid cardiopathy after complete resection of the primary ovarian tumor].
abstract: Carcinoid heart disease induced by a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor is very uncommon but offers the opportunity to study its specific outcome. Indeed, unlike to other carcinoid syndromes that occur in the setting of liver metastasis, a complete removal of the primary carcinoid ovarian tumor is often possible in such cases. We report a case of severe carcinoid heart disease secondary to a carcinoid ovarian tumor. Its interest is related to the exhaustive assessment of the cardiopathy and its complete regression after removal of the ovarian tumor. This outcome emphasizes the need for a as complete as possible reduction of humoral secretions in carcinoid heart disease by medical or surgical therapies before discussing valve replacement surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalinsky
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cuillerier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lémann
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ménasché
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brenot
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome