Primary cardiac angiosarcoma: Clinical and pathological diagnostic problems

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-296

  Afzal, M Nasir ^a,b   Alguacil Garcia, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Diagnosis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATHOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030994592     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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