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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan-Mar;31(1):65-7.
doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.145293.

Primary Testicular Carcinoid Tumor presenting as Carcinoid Heart Disease

Manjunath L Chikkaraddi  1 , Sudeep Krishna  2 , Manjunath Shetty  1
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Case Reports

Primary Testicular Carcinoid Tumor presenting as Carcinoid Heart Disease

Manjunath L Chikkaraddi et al. Indian J Urol. 2015 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Primary carcinoid tumors of the testis are very rare, and they seldom present with carcinoid syndrome. We report a hereto unreported instance, where a patient with a long-standing testicular mass presented with carcinoid heart disease, an uncommon form of carcinoid syndrome. He presented with symptoms of right heart failure, episodic facial flushing and was found to have severe right-sided valvular heart disease. His urinary 5-hydroxy indole acetic acid level was elevated. He underwent orchidectomy and the histopathology confirmed a testicular carcinoid tumor.

Keywords: 5 Hydroxyl indole Acetic Acid; carcinoid heart disease; testicular carcinoid.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Chest X-ray showing cardiomegaly and (b) CT showing heterogenous mass in the testis with calcification.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Macroscopy: coronal section of the testis with spermatic cord. Inset: Enlarged testis. (b) Microscopy: monomorphic cells in the nested trabecular patter
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