Asymptomatic cardiac lymphoma in a hepatitis C virus-positive thalassemic patient

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 302-304

  Ricchi, Alessandro ^d   Carta, Antonio ^d   Pinna, Gian Marco ^d   Cirio, Emiliano M ^a   Foddanu, Marco ^b   Terrosu, Pier Franco ^b   Pardini, Simonetta ^c   Fozza, Claudio ^c   Longinotti, Maurizio ^c  

^a BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SS Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac lymphoma; Hepatitis C virus; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART TUMOR; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL;

EID: 4644292462     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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