Leiomyosarcoma of the left atrium

Authors: L.A. Bockeria, E.Z. Golukhova, T.V. Mashina, M.Ch. Kubova

Company: A.N. Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Rublevskoe shosse, 135, Moscow, 121552, Russian Federation


Keywords: leiomyosarcoma primary heart tumor malignant tumour

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Chief Editor

Leo A. Bockeria, MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences, President of Bakoulev National Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery