Cardiac metastasis from a bronchial carcinoid: Report of a case presenting with diffuse thickening of the left ventricular wall

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 778-779

  Goddard, M J ^a   Atkinson, C ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CARCINOID; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOID; CASE REPORT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART METASTASIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUBLISHING;

BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; CARCINOID TUMOR; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 3142523456     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.016055     Document Type: Article

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