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Cardiovascular recurrence of high-grade osteosarcoma presenting as atrial thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A case report and review of the pediatric literature

Michelle TingDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Correspondence[email protected]
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Marco RodriguezDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;
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Srinath T. GowdaDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;
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Marc AndersDivision of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;
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Athar M. QureshiDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas;
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Amanda GrimesDivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Pages 244-251 | Received 24 Jan 2019, Accepted 20 May 2019, Published online: 08 Jun 2019

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