title: Resection of Carcinoid Tumor Metastatic to the Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve.
abstract: Carcinoid tumors rarely metastasize to the heart, and previous reports involved the myocardium only. We present a case of carcinoid tumor metastatic to the right ventricle (RV) and tricuspid valve. Preoperative cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) showed the tumor arising from the right ventricular free wall and involving the tricuspid valve apparatus. The tumor was resected through a right atriotomy and required tricuspid valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Adam R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: carmelo.milano@dm.duke.edu.
authors.forename: Carmelo A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Milano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D014261:Tricuspid Valve