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West Indian med. j
; 39(1): 47-51, Mar. 1990.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-14307
RESUMO
A pre-menopausal patient with a six-year history of symptoms of the metastic 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 (AU)