Resection of a right atrial metastatic melanoma with unknown origin of primary tumor

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 373-375

  Bossert, T ^a   Van Son, J A M ^a   Autschbach, R ^a   Mohr, F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac neoplasm; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY;

EID: 0032903258     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00316-9     Document Type: Article

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