5-year survival after multiple repeat metastasectomy for pulmonary artery angiosarcoma.
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چکیده
Primary pulmonary artery angiosarcomas are rare malignant tumors with few reported survivors. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman without evidence of disease 5 years after initial diagnosis and after multiple metastasectomies and pulmonary artery tumor endarterectomy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
دوره 91 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011