Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 1169-1172 , November 2000

Metastatic thymic carcinoma in a digit: A case report

Received 25 April 2000 ,Accepted 7 May 2000.

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Journal of Hand Surgery
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