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Presentation of Case

A 20-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a soft-tissue mass in her forearm.

The patient had been well until six months earlier, when she observed the development "overnight" of a firm mass in the left forearm, without antecedent trauma. The mass waxed and waned in appearance but did not become larger and was never erythematous or warm. During the month before entry the mass became tender, and the patient experienced intermittent episodes of numbness in the left wrist and palm. She came to this hospital.

The patient was a native of the Philippines who had immigrated to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Powel H. Kazanjian's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

Addendum

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