Metastasis of a Malignant Thymoma Presenting as a Right Atrial Mass
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2008-2371,1735-8620
DOI: 10.18502/jthc.v15i1.3338