Intimal-type primary sarcoma of the thoracic aorta presenting as a saccular false aneurysm: Report of a case with evidence of rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 371-372

  Neri, E ^a   Miracco, C ^a   Luzi, P ^a   Carone, E ^a   Tripodi, A ^a   Sassi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE ANEURYSM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0032787706     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(99)70231-X     Document Type: Article

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