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Asymptomatic Upper Arm Mass in a 37-year-old Woman

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  1. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 110 SW 12th Street, Apt 1402, Miami, FL, 33130, USA

    Paul Rothenberg BA

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Yaxia Zhang MD, PhD & Andrew Rosenberg MD

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Sheila A. Conway MD

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Rothenberg, P., Zhang, Y., Rosenberg, A. et al. Asymptomatic Upper Arm Mass in a 37-year-old Woman. Clin Orthop Relat Res 471, 2073–2077 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-013-2877-y

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