Cardiac metastasis from carcinoid tumour: magnetic resonance imaging findings.
A case of myocardial metastasis from a gastrointestinal carcinoid is presented. The colon was the primary site. The patient did not manifest symptoms of carcinoid syndrome and had no echocardiographic or MRI evidence of carcinoid valvular heart disease.
Puvaneswary
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Department of Medical Imaging, John Hunter Hospital, LB No. 1, Hunter Mail Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia. murugasu.puvaneswary@hunter.health.nsw.gov.au
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Bellamy
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D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery