Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 509-510

  Ibrahim, Moheb ^a   Masters, Roy G ^a   Hynes, Mark ^a   Veinot, John P ^b   Davies, Ross A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pathology; Pulmonary valve; Tumour

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBROELASTOMA; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PATIENT CARE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY VALVE; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; RARE DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 33745234846     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(06)70270-7     Document Type: Letter

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