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Lymphangiomatosis of the arm with massive osteolysis

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A case of massive osteolysis of the arm is described where the typical bony lesions were associated with soft tissue lymphangiomatosis.

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Description d'un cas d'ostéolyse massive du membre supérieur dans lequel des lésions osseuses typiques étaient associées à une lymphangiomatose des parties molles.

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  1. I. R. C. C. S. Policlinico S. Matteo, Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica dell' Università di Pavia, Via Taramelli, I-27100, Pavia, Italy

    U. E. Pazzaglia, R. Mora & L. Ceciliani

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Pazzaglia, U.E., Mora, R. & Ceciliani, L. Lymphangiomatosis of the arm with massive osteolysis. International Orthopaedics 11, 367–369 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271316

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