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Surgical Treatment for Cardiac Sarcomas

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In this chapter we have presented some cases of cardiac sarcomas and outlined the general approach and surgical treatment of this condition.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Ross M. Reul M.D. & Michael J. Reardon M.D.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

    Syed Wamique Yusuf

  2. Department of Cardiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

    Jose Banchs

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Reul, R.M., Reardon, M.J. (2018). Surgical Treatment for Cardiac Sarcomas. In: Yusuf, S., Banchs, J. (eds) Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62088-6_13

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