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01-07-2013 | Orthopaedic Case of the Month

Asymptomatic Upper Arm Mass in a 37-year-old Woman

Authors: Paul Rothenberg, BA, Yaxia Zhang, MD, PhD, Andrew Rosenberg, MD, Sheila A. Conway, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 7/2013

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A 37-year-old woman presented with a painless left upper extremity mass that she first noticed after a long strenuous workout 2 weeks before presentation. The patient denies any medical history, significant family history, and history of recent or remote trauma. …

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Title: Asymptomatic Upper Arm Mass in a 37-year-old Woman
Authors: Paul Rothenberg, BA
Yaxia Zhang, MD, PhD
Andrew Rosenberg, MD
Sheila A. Conway, MD
Publication date: 01-07-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 7/2013
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-2877-y

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