Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 107-109 , March 2011

Primary malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium

  • Junaid Patel

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK. Tel.: +44 2073518424; fax: + 44 2073518293.
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  • Mary N. Sheppard

Received 31 August 2009 ,Revised 24 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 January 2010.

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PII: S1054-8807(10)00021-9

doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2010.01.005

Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 107-109 , March 2011

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