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Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with unusual findings: a case report

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  1. West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

    Mathias Hoiczyk, Sebastian Bauer & Martin Schuler

  2. West German Heart Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

    Konstantinos Iliodromitis, Thomas Konorza, Sebastian Philipp & Raimund Erbel

  3. Sydansk Universitet, Slagelse, Denmark

    Jan Mikael Gerl

  4. Department of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

    Agnes Bankfalvi

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Hoiczyk, M., Iliodromitis, K., Bauer, S. et al. Intimal sarcoma of the pulmonary artery with unusual findings: a case report. Clin Res Cardiol 101, 397–401 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-012-0425-5

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