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. 2020 Jul 6;15(2):53-55.
eCollection 2020.

A hard left supraclavicular mass in a young boy-is it cancer?

K Ramasamy  1 , J Saniasiaya  2 , N A Gani  3
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A hard left supraclavicular mass in a young boy-is it cancer?

K Ramasamy et al. Malays Fam Physician. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cervical rib; neck mass; supraclavicular; thoracic outlet obstruction.

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