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Benign mediastinal schwannoma: cardiac considerations

Case report and a short review of the literature

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  1. Klinik für Kardiologie des Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel (Direktor: Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Simon), Schittenhelmstraße 12, 24105, Kiel, Germany

    Tim Rausche, Nour-Eddine El-Mokthari, Dietmar Krüger, Gunhild Herrman, Andreas Tiroke & Markus Lins

  2. Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie des Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel (Direktor: Prof. Dr. Jochen Cremer), Arnold-Heller Straße 7, 24105, Kiel, Germany

    Asis Rahimi-Barfeh

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Rausche, T., El-Mokthari, NE., Krüger, D. et al. Benign mediastinal schwannoma: cardiac considerations. Clin Res Cardiol 95, 422–424 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-006-0396-5

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