Favorable outcome of a severe carcinoid cardiopathy after complete resection of the primary ovarian tumor.

Carcinoid heart disease induced by a primary ovarian carcinoid tumor is ver y uncommon but offers the opportunity to study its specific outcome. Indeed , unlike to other carcinoid syndromes that occur in the setting of liver me tastasis, a complete removal of the primary carcinoid ovarian tumor is ofte n possible in such cases. Wie report a case of severe carcinoid heart disea se secondary to a carcinoid ovarian tumor Its interest is related to the ex haustive assessment of the cardiopathy and its complete regression after re moval of the ovarian tumor This outcome emphasizes the need for a as comple te as possible reduction of humoral secretions in carcinoid heart disease b y medical or surgical therapies before discussing valve replacement surgery .