Metastatic tumor of the left atrium (RCD code: VI‑2O)
Journal Title: Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
We present a case report concerning a 59-year-old patient diagnosed with intracardiac tumor two years after removal of soft tissue sarcoma of the right lower extremity.
Authors and Affiliations
Zbigniew Gąsior, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec, Maria Kasztelan-Masłowska, Mariusz Skowerski, Krzysztof Januszewski, Piotr Pysz
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