Cystic tumor in the left atrium: An unusual aspect of a myxoma

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 302-304

  Schlaudraff, Kirsten ^a,b   Grunenfelder, J ^a   Turina, M ^a  

^a Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cystic tumor; Hydatid cyst; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYST; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MYXOMA; HEART TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ANTIGENS, CD31; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA;

EID: 6344241452     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821167     Document Type: Article

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