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A case with intractable pain suffering from Pancoast syndrome

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Kageshima, K., Shiotani, M., Wakasugi, B. et al. A case with intractable pain suffering from Pancoast syndrome. J Anesth 7, 346–351 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/s0054030070346

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