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A case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension

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    Kazunori Watanabe, Naoki Kawaguchi, Kota Nanjo, Moeko Abe, Jun Nakamura, Makoto Abe & Jun-ei Obata

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Watanabe, K., Kawaguchi, N., Nanjo, K. et al. A case of intravenous leiomyomatosis with intracardiac extension. J Echocardiogr (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12574-024-00642-2

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