Rare Presentation of a Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Presenting with Atrial Flutter

Rare Presentation of a Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Presenting with Atrial Flutter

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNENs) rarely secrete serotonin, which is the main cause of carcinoid syndrome. One of its unusual manifestations is carcinoid heart disease or Hedinger’s syndrome which is seldom accompanied by cardiac arrhythmias. We report the case of an 88-year-old woman wh...

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Main Authors: Paraskevi C Fragkou, Ioannis A Papadopoulos, Antonios Papadopoulos, Evangelos-Achilleas Kontoveros, Gregory Kaltsas, Foula Vassilara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-01-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
neuroendocrine neoplasms
carcinoid heart disease
carcinoid syndrome
supraventricular tachycardia
atrial flutter
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2216

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