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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 2/2014

01-02-2014 | Orthopaedic Case of the Month

Painful Forearm Mass in a 75-year-old Man

Authors: Scott J. Schoenleber, MD, Andrew E. Rosenberg, MD, H. Thomas Temple, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 2/2014

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A 75-year-old right-hand-dominant man presented with a 3-year history of a painful left forearm mass. The pain was nonradiating and throbbing in nature, present at night, and the mass was exquisitely tender to palpation. The mass did not change in size throughout the day or with exercise. There was no cold intolerance, antecedent trauma, or constitutional symptoms. The medical history was otherwise unremarkable and there was no family history of neoplasia. …
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Metadata
Title
Painful Forearm Mass in a 75-year-old Man
Authors
Scott J. Schoenleber, MD
Andrew E. Rosenberg, MD
H. Thomas Temple, MD
Publication date
01-02-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-3409-5

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