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A 90-year-old male presents with a mass in the right axilla. The mass has been slowly growing over the past 8 months. He also noticed difficulty with raising the right arm above his head. PMH significant for end-stage renal disease on dialysis. Review of systems is significant for unintentional weight loss.
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Hanna, A.S. (2017). Case VII: Tumor 2. In: Nerve Cases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39694-1_7
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