منابع مشابه
Myxoma of the left atrium.
Tumours of the heart are not common. Benjamin (1939) reports the incidence of primary tumours as 0 03 per cent of 40,000 autopsies. Nearly 50 per cent of these primary tumours are myxomata or myxomatous polyps. Yater (1931) (77 cases), Mahaim (1945) (82 cases) and Pritchard (1951) (125 cases) have collected and reported cases and the number reported is probably still less than 250. Approximatel...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart Views
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1995-705X
DOI: 10.4103/1995-705x.221227