INVASIVE CARCINOID-TUMOR OF THE HEART

Carcinoid tumors have been described in almost every organ and may aff ect virtually every body system. Cardiac involvement manifesting as ri ght-sided valvular disease is characteristic of the carcinoid syndrome ; however, direct myocardial involvement is unusual. We present a case of an invasive carcinoid tumor whose primary manifestation was myocar dial invasion. (C) 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.