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A giant cervicothoracic cord lipoma: an uncommon finding

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  1. Neurology Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Hossein Organji & Sahebeh Rajabkhah

  2. Iranian Center of Neurological Research, Neurology Department, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, North Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran

    Farzad Fatehi

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Organji, H., Rajabkhah, S. & Fatehi, F. A giant cervicothoracic cord lipoma: an uncommon finding. Acta Neurol Belg 117, 541–543 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-016-0700-8

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