Multiple cardiac lipomas and sudden death: A case report and literature review

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-55

  Li, Jia ^a   Ho, Siew Yen ^a   Becker, Anton E ^b   Jones, Hugh ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MULTIPLE CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0345131693     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(97)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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