Lumbosacral plexopathy due to dermoid cyst of the greater omentum.
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We describe the case of a 66 year old woman with a lumbosacral plexopathy secondary to the compression produced by a dermoid cyst of the omentum, a complication not previously reported.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 63 735 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987