Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2009; 15(21): 2675-2678
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2675
Cardiac metastasis from colorectal cancer: A case report
Pyong Wha Choi, Chul Nam Kim, Sun Hee Chang, Woo Ik Chang, Chang Young Kim, Hyun Min Choi
Pyong Wha Choi, Chul Nam Kim, Department of Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 411-806, Goyang, South Korea
Sun Hee Chang, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 411-806, Goyang, South Korea
Woo Ik Chang, Chang Young Kim, Department of Chest Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 411-806, Goyang, South Korea
Hyun Min Choi, Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 411-806, Goyang, South Korea
Author contributions: Choi PW performed the colorectal surgery and wrote the manuscript; Kim CN contributed the clinical data; Chang SH interpreted the histological and immunohistochemical data; Chang WI and Kim CY performed the cardiac surgery and contributed the clinical data; Choi HM contributed to the clinical data and performed the physical examination.
Correspondence to: Pyong Wha Choi, MD, Department of Surgery, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, 2240 Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 411-806, Goyang, South Korea. eacechoi@hanmail.net
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Received: March 9, 2009
Revised: April 29, 2009
Accepted: May 6, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
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