Abstract
Malignancy is the leading cause of long-term morbidity and mortality after heart and other solid organ transplantation; therefore, great emphasis is placed on pre- and post-transplantation cancer screening. Even with meticulous screening during evaluation for heart transplant candidacy, an occult cancer may not be apparent. Here, we share the case of a 51-year-old man with refractory heart failure who underwent total artificial heart implantation as a bridge to transplantation with the surprise finding of an isolated deposit of metastatic carcinoid tumor nested within a left ventricular papillary muscle in his explanted heart. The primary ileal carcinoid tumor was identified and resected completely. After remaining cancer-free for 14 months, he was listed for heart transplantation and was transplanted 2 months later. He is currently 3.5 months out from heart transplantation and doing well, without evidence of recurring malignancy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2291-2294 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Transplantation proceedings |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Transplantation