Surgical clearance of invasive cardiac leiomyosarcoma with concomitant pneumonectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 843-846

  Evans, Betsy J ^a,b   Haw, Marcus P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac leiomyosarcoma; Surgical clearance

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SARCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG VEIN OBSTRUCTION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; PNEUMONECTOMY;

EID: 0142185386     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00437-8     Document Type: Article

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