Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the left ventricle in an older adult

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1971-1973

  Kelly, Steven J ^a,b   Lambie, Neil K ^a   Singh, Harsh P ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MYOFIBROBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIUM; MYXOSARCOMA; NEOPLASMS, MUSCLE TISSUE; PAPILLARY MUSCLES;

EID: 0038650967     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(02)05005-1     Document Type: Article

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