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A Rare Case of Carcinoid Constrictive Pericarditis

Authors :
Teresa S. Wang, MD
Emily K. Bergsland, MD
Ruth Zhang, MD
Kai Ihnken, MD
Kirsten Tolstrup, MD
Source :
JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2020.

Abstract

We describe a case of atypical carcinoid heart disease. A 62-year-old woman with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor metastatic to the liver and lymph nodes presented with recurrent unilateral pleural effusions and lower extremity edema. Multimodality imaging and workup resulted in the diagnosis of carcinoid-related constrictive pericarditis, a rare form of carcinoid heart disease. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26660849
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
JACC: Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.318ba02c01194cafaeb5e94f32188d36
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.037