The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 1080-1081 , October 2008

Partial resection of persistent left superior vena cava for a T4 lung cancer

Received 18 October 2007 ,Accepted 29 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.11.070

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 4 , Pages 1080-1081 , October 2008