Giant papillary fibroelastoma of the right atrium: An unusual presentation

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1252-1254

  Crestanello, Juan A ^a   Orszulak, Thomas A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036797634     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)03816-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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