Misdiagnosis of brachial plexus schwannoma as cervical radiculopathy
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1 Physiatrist, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Hematology and Oncology AND Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3 Assistant Professor, Department of surgery AND Aliebneabitaleb Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran 4 Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation AND Shohada-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 5 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation AND Shohada-Tajrish Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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