Neuroendocrine Tumor Involving the Epicardium

Aixa E Soyano; Mahwash Kassi; Pashtoon M Kasi

doi:10.1159/000485560

Neuroendocrine Tumor Involving the Epicardium

Case Rep Oncol. 2017 Dec 20;10(3):1144-1149. doi: 10.1159/000485560. eCollection 2017 Sep-Dec.

Authors

Aixa E Soyano¹, Mahwash Kassi², Pashtoon M Kasi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
² Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Abstract

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are rare malignancies that usually arise from the digestive tract or lungs. Metastases of NETs to the heart (epicardium) are a rare complication. We present a case of a metastatic NET involving the epicardium.

Keywords: Carcinoid heart; Carcinoid syndrome; Carcinoid tumors; Epicardium; Metastasis; Neuroendocrine tumors.

Publication types

Case Reports