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Guirola, J.A., Laborda, A. & De Gregorio, M.A. Percutaneous Intravascular Biopsy Using a Bronchoscopy Forceps Diagnosis of a Pulmonary Artery Intimal Sarcoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40, 318–319 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-016-1475-2
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