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Case Reports

A riddle yet unsolved: two case reports of primary cardiac sarcoma

Evaldas Kauzonasa Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, LithuaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vytenis Keturakisb Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kauno Klinikos, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Giedrius Žukovasc Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Povilas Jakuškac Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3714-0704
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Rimantas Benetisc Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
Pages 192-196 | Received 25 Mar 2020, Accepted 16 Jun 2020, Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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