title: [Carcinoid heart disease].
abstract: Carcinoids are rare tumors originating from neuroendocrine cells. A large proportion of these tumors produce serotonin and other biologically active hormones which may produce carcinoid syndrome characterized by flushing, diarrhoea and bronchospasm. Carcinoid heart disease, a rare complication of carcinoid syndrome, may itself have a great impact on life expectancy of patients with carcinoid syndrome. The authors present a case history of a patients with carcinoid heart disease and they review the symptoms, diagnosis and therapeutic options of this rare complication of carcinoid syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest. benczeagnes@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bencze
authors.forename: Nikolette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Szücs
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Igaz
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leiszter
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patócs
authors.forename: Károly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rácz
mesh_terms: D002275:Carcinoid Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005483:Flushing / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008303:Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015021:Yttrium Radioisotopes; C496730:90Y-octreotide, DOTA-Tyr(3)-; D015282:Octreotide