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Painful Metastasis in the Lunate Bone as the First Symptom of a Pancoast Tumor; a Case Report and Review of the Literature

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    J. A. Strooker, M. Maas, N. Bulkmans & M. Kreulen

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Strooker, J.A., Maas, M., Bulkmans, N. et al. Painful Metastasis in the Lunate Bone as the First Symptom of a Pancoast Tumor; a Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Hand Microsurg 7, 343–345 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12593-015-0195-1

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