M718: 1. Liver

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dc.descriptionClinical history : A 64-year old white female patient in cardiac failure was diagnosed with polycythemia although blood haemoglobin value was only 15 g.
dc.descriptionExamination showed aortic valve stenosis and metastatic liver tumour.
dc.descriptionIn the terminal stages the patient developed paralytic ileus.
dc.descriptionAutopsy findings : 1. Carcinoid tumour of ileum.
dc.description2. Metastases to liver and mesenterial lymph nodes.
dc.description3. Microscopic metastases to the heart and vertebrae.
dc.description4. Pulmonary valve stenosis and tricuspid valve thickening.
dc.description5. Infarction of small intestines, both superior and inferior to the tumour
dc.descriptionDiagnosis: 1. Carcinoid tumour of ileum with lymph node and liver metastases.
dc.description2. Carcinoid syndrome with pulmonary valve stenosis
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/106481
dc.titleM718: 1. Liver
dc.title2. Heart
dc.title3. Ileal tumour.

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