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Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in patients with ovarian cancer—a case report and review of the literature

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    Ali A. Qureshi & Arturo Saavedra

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Qureshi, A.A., Saavedra, A. Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome in patients with ovarian cancer—a case report and review of the literature. HAND 6, 220–223 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11552-010-9310-8

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