Brachial plexus neurolymphomatosis: a discrepancy between electrophysiological and radiological findings.
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A 61-year-old, right-handed woman noticed progressive weakness of pinching and numbness of the right hand. Although she was previously diagnosed and treated as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, gallium-67 scintigraphy did not show
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Internal medicine
دوره 46 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007