European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 6, 335-336, Copyright © 1992 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Elderly presentation of tetralogy of Fallot precipitated by an occult bronchial carcinoid tumour
IM Mitchell, DA Waller and DR Walker
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Killingbeck Hospital, Leeds, UK.
A 68-year-old female with tetralogy of Fallot is presented. She had become
progressively symptomatic in the 2-3 months prior to referral and at
operation was found to have a previously unsuspected neuroendocrine
secreting bronchial carcinoid tumour subsequently removed by lobectomy.