The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 23, Issue 12 , Pages 1445-1446 , December 2004

Late recurrence of cardiac sarcoma presenting as giant pulmonary artery aneurysm

  • Kimberly S. Myruski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA
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  • Gerard R. Manecke Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gerard R. Manecke Jr., MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Thornton Hospital, 9300 Campus Point Drive, La Jolla, California 92037-7770, USA. Telephone: 858-657-6518.
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  • Andreas Kotzur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA
    • ,
  • Eric A. Wahrenbrock, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA
    • ,
  • Stuart W. Jamieson, MB (FRCS)

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA

Received 15 July 2003 ,Revised 29 September 2003 ,Accepted 30 September 2003.

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PII: S1053-2498(03)00521-7

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2003.09.034

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 23, Issue 12 , Pages 1445-1446 , December 2004

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