Secondary tumours of the heart and pericardium.
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It is perhaps not sufficiently widely realized that secondary tumours of the heart and pericardium are fairly commonly found at necropsy although they are rarely causes of clinical heart disease. It was thought worth while, therefore, to review the clinical records of cases of metastatic tumours of the heart and pericardium found at necropsy to see what evidence of their presence such tumours had produced during life.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 17 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1955