Primary cardiac tumors causing sudden death: A review of the literature

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-281

  Cina, Stephen J ^a,b,d   Smialek, John E ^a,b   Burke, Allen P ^c   Virmani, Renu ^c   Hutchins, Grover M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Office of the State Medical Examiner   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Heart; Neoplasm; Sudden death; Tumor

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CARCINOMA; HEART TUMOR; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FIBROMA; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEMANGIOMA; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LIPOMA; LYMPHOMA; MYXOMA; RHABDOMYOMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029834437     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199612000-00001     Document Type: Review

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