Carcinoid Heart Disease

Introduction: Carcinoid Heart Disease

Description of Carcinoid Heart Disease

Carcinoid Heart Disease: Cardiac manifestation of MALIGNANT CARCINOID SYNDROME. It is a unique form of fibrosis involving the endocardium, primarily of the right heart. The fibrous deposits tend to cause constriction of the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. (DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p1307).
Source: MeSH 2007

Carcinoid Heart Disease: Related Topics

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Hierarchical classifications of Carcinoid Heart Disease

The following list attempts to classify Carcinoid Heart Disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
      • Neuroectodermal Tumors
        • Neuroendocrine Tumors
          • Carcinoid Tumor
            • Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome
              • Carcinoid Heart Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
      • Carcinoma
        • Adenocarcinoma
          • Carcinoid Tumor
            • Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome
              • Carcinoid Heart Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms by Histologic Type
    • Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
      • Neuroectodermal Tumors
        • Neuroendocrine Tumors
          • Carcinoid Tumor
            • Malignant Carcinoid Syndrome
              • Carcinoid Heart Disease

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Heart Diseases
    • Carcinoid Heart Disease

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