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Case Reports
. 2008;10(8):201.
Epub 2008 Aug 27.

Thyroid swelling: an unusual presentation of a cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma

Emma Cashman  1 , Liam J Skinner, Conrad Timon
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Case Reports

Thyroid swelling: an unusual presentation of a cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma

Emma Cashman et al. Medscape J Med. 2008.
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Preoperative right Horner's syndrome.
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Intraoperative mobilization of thyroid gland.
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