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. 2024 Jun 7;70(suppl 1):e2024S105.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.2024S105. eCollection 2024.

Pericardial involvement in neoplastic diseases

Henrique Murad  1 , João Carlos Ferreira Leal  2 , Rui Manuel de Sousa Sequeira Antunes de Almeida  3 , Vinicius José da Silva Nina  4
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Pericardial involvement in neoplastic diseases

Henrique Murad et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). .
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Conflicts of interest: the authors declare there is no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Pericardial effusion in a breast cancer patient (image courtesy of Dr. Márcio Mendes).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Pericardial metastasis from gastric cancer (image courtesy of Dr. Márcio Mendes).
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