A mobile mass - A left atrial undifferentiated sarcoma mimicking myxoma: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1339-1341

  Shao, Huan Zhang ^a   Xiao, Xi Jun ^a   Zhu, Peng ^a   Qian, Yong Jun ^a   Yuan, Hong Sheng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heart neoplasms; Myxoma; Sarcoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART CANCER; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM UNDIFFERENTIATED SARCOMA; HEART MURMUR; HEART MYXOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 51349141269     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200807020-00018     Document Type: Article

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