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. 1995 Dec 2;311(7018):1491–1494. doi: 10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1491

A lump in the chest. A common problem in an unusual setting.

V Patel 1, J J Mukherjee 1
PMCID: PMC2543751  PMID: 8520344

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