| Literature DB >> 15135715 |
Nithima Chaowalit1, Heidi M Connolly, Hartzell V Schaff, Maurice J Webb, Patricia A Pellikka.
Abstract
Because the venous drainage of the ovary bypasses the portal circulation, carcinoid heart disease in patients with primary ovarian carcinoid tumors may develop in the absence of liver metastasis. We describe 4 patients who presented with symptomatic carcinoid heart disease in association with primary ovarian carcinoid tumor.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15135715 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.075
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN: 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778