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*There are no echocardiography findings associated with appendix cancer. | *There are no echocardiography findings associated with appendix cancer. | ||
*However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of carcinoid tumor; If a patient develop carcinoid syndrome transthoracic echocardiography is the method of choice in the diagnosis and follow-up of carcinoid heart disease. Findings on an echocardiography suggestive of carcinoid heart disease include: | *However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of carcinoid tumor; If a patient develop carcinoid syndrome transthoracic echocardiography is the method of choice in the diagnosis and follow-up of carcinoid heart disease.<ref name="pmid7681733">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pellikka PA, Tajik AJ, Khandheria BK, Seward JB, Callahan JA, Pitot HC, Kvols LK |title=Carcinoid heart disease. Clinical and echocardiographic spectrum in 74 patients |journal=Circulation |volume=87 |issue=4 |pages=1188–96 |date=April 1993 |pmid=7681733 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Findings on an echocardiography suggestive of carcinoid heart disease include: | |||
**Tricuspid regurgitation | **Tricuspid regurgitation | ||
**Thickening and retraction of immobile tricuspid valve leaflets | **Thickening and retraction of immobile tricuspid valve leaflets | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]
Overview
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of appendix tumors, appendix mucucele, and appendicitis as the most prevalent complication of appendiceal cancers. Findings on an ultrasound suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
There are no echocardiography findings associated with appendix cancer. However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of carcinoid tumor; If a patient develop carcinoid syndrome transthoracic echocardiography is the method of choice in the diagnosis and follow-up of carcinoid heart disease.
Ultrasound
- There are no specific ultrasound findings associated with appendix cancer.
- Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of appendix mucucele, and appendicitis as the most prevalent complication of appendiceal cancers.
Echocardiography
- There are no echocardiography findings associated with appendix cancer.
- However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of carcinoid tumor; If a patient develop carcinoid syndrome transthoracic echocardiography is the method of choice in the diagnosis and follow-up of carcinoid heart disease.[1]
- Findings on an echocardiography suggestive of carcinoid heart disease include:
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Thickening and retraction of immobile tricuspid valve leaflets
- Immobility of the pulmonary valve cusps