Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to cardiac myxosarcoma in a dog
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Meriç KOCATÜRK*, Hakan SALCI, Murat BİÇER, Ahmet AKKOÇ, Saim SAĞ, Zeki YILMAZ Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey
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