The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 191-193 , January 2003

Surgical treatment of a primary tracheal angiosarcoma

Received 23 April 2002 ,Accepted 30 April 2002.

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☆ Address for reprints: Yung-Chie Lee, MD, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan S Rd, Taipei, Taiwan (E-mail: wuj@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw).

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doi: 10.1067/mtc.2003.116

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 191-193 , January 2003

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