Metastatic tumor of the left atrium (RCD code: VI‑2O)
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We present a case report concerning a 59-year-old patient diagnosed with intracardiac tumor two years after removal of soft tissue sarcoma of the right lower extremity.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20418%2Fjrcd.vol2no6.213
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