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Review
. 2024 May 14;6(4):617-621.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.03.011. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Cardiac Benign Metastatic Leiomyoma

Pankaj Garg  1 , Mostafa Ali  1 , Mohammad Alomari  1 , J Kenneth Schoolmeester  2 , Mark Edgar  2 , Steven Attia  3 , Kevin Landolfo  1
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Cardiac Benign Metastatic Leiomyoma

Pankaj Garg et al. JACC CardioOncol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac masses; outcomes; treatment planning.

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The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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Immunohistopathology of the Right Atrial Mass Immunohistopathology of the right atrial mass at 40× magnification showing tumor cells diffusely positive for muscle markers desmin.
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