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. 1987 Jan;63(735):45–46. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.63.735.45

Lumbosacral plexopathy due to dermoid cyst of the greater omentum.

C Leno 1, O Combarros 1, J Berciano 1
PMCID: PMC2428201  PMID: 3671227

Abstract

We describe the case of a 66 year old woman with a lumbosacral plexopathy secondary to the compression produced by a dermoid cyst of the omentum, a complication not previously reported.

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