Simultaneous surgical treatment of primary ovarian carcinoid and carcinoid heart disease

• Main Authors: Uladzimir Andrushchuk (Author), Aliaxandr Saevich (Author), Viktoria Ermochenko (Author), Mikalai Shchatsinka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) is 2.5-5 per 100 000 population. Up to 20% of patients with NET develop carcinoid syndrome (CS), and in 40-50% of those carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is reported (0.27 per 100 000 population per year) [1]. Development of CS and CHD is determined by numero...