Lung metastasis invading the left atrium - CT diagnosis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue DEC., 1999, Pages 1211-1212

  Zissin, R ^a   Shapiro Feinberg, M ^a   Rachmani, R ^a   Kots, E ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART METASTASIS; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION;

EID: 0033372611     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.864.10703480     Document Type: Article

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