Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 215-230 , June 2010

Benign cardiac tumors and tumorlike conditions

  • Deepali Jain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Joseph J. Maleszewski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • ,
  • Marc K. Halushka, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 410 614 8138; fax: +1 410 502 5862.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.12.010

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 215-230 , June 2010

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