Ectopic thyroid malignancy in the right ventricle of the heart

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-149

  Hirnle, Tomasz ^a   Szymczak, J ^a   Ziolkowski P ^a   Lenartowska, L ^b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b 51 124   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardiac tumour; Ectopic thyroid; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CANCER; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0030762140     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00120-6     Document Type: Article

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