Polypoid osteosarcoma of the left atrium: Report of a new case with autopsy confirmation and review of the literature

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-172

  Zanella, Micaela ^b   Falconieri, Giovanni ^a   Bussani, Rossana ^b   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^b   Della Libera, Duilio ^b  

^a City Hospital   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autopsy pathology; Echocardiography; Extraskeletal osteosarcoma; Heart tumors; Osteosarcoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOSARCOMA;

EID: 0032083290     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1092-9134(98)80004-X     Document Type: Article

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