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Recurrent Pelvic Intravenous Leiomyomatosis with Extension up the Inferior Vena Cava

  • W.-l. Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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  • T.-h. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. T.-h. Zhang, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 246 Xuefu Road, Nangang Street, Harbin, China.
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  • Y.-n. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    • ,
  • S.-j. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
    • ,
  • T. Yamakawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mini-invasive Surgery Center, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Received 18 August 2008 ,Accepted 16 October 2008.

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PII: S1533-3167(08)00025-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.10.002

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