Cardiac Angiosarcoma on CT
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Cardiac Angiosarcoma on CT
Among cardiac masses, primary malignant neoplasms are very rare. Here we describe a case of primary cardiac angiosarcoma on computed tomography (CT).
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v1i4.45