ea0059ep72 | Neuroendocrinology and pituitary | SFEBES2018
Arambewela Maulee
, Al-Mukhtar Ahmed
, Macdonald Madeleine
, Denis Andrew
, O'toole Laurence
, Munir Alia
Ovarian neuroendocrine tumours are rare (< 2% gynaecological tumours) and first described in 1939 by Stewart et al. The occurrence of carcinoid heart disease alongside this is anecdotal. We present a previously fit 66 year old female, with a 6 month history of shortness of breath and ankle oedema. Echocardiogram revealed severe fixed tricuspid regurgitation, pulmonary valve disease, dilated right heart chambers and preserved left ventricular function. Carcinoid heart disea...