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West Indian med. j
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39(1): 47-51, mar. 1990. ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-87913
RESUMO
A pre-menopausal patient with a six-year history of symptoms of the metastatic carcinoid syndrome leading to progressively worsening carcinoid heart disease is described. The failure of anti-oestrogenic therapy (sequential bilateral oophorectomy and Tamoxifen therapy) to halt progression of disease was documented. Death resulted from right ventricular failure associated with pulmonary and tricuspid valvular disease