An unusual site for the AV node tumor: Report of two cases

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 325-328

  Suárez Mier, M Paz ^a   Sánchez De León, Soledad ^a   Cohle, Stephen D ^b  

^a Institute of Toxicology   (Spain)

^b Forensic Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CYSTS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART SEPTUM; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE;

EID: 0345476906     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-8807(99)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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