A mediastinal schwannoma causing left atrial compression [2]

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 319-320

  Mondillo, S ^a   Agricola, E ^b   Ammaturo, T ^b   Guerrini, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

HEART ATRIA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA;

EID: 0032962479     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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