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. 2017 Jun;14(2):139-140.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2017.68748. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium

Dariusz Plicner  1 , Jarosław Stoliński  1 , Hubert Hymczak  2 , Bogusław Kapelak  1   3 , Roman Pfitzner  1   3
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A huge primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left atrium

Dariusz Plicner et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2017 Jun.
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Figures

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Echocardiography showing a large tumor filling the left atrium and left ventricle
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Macroscopic view of resected tumor
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High-power view showing histologic features of the left atrial pleomorphic liposarcoma
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