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Diffuse neurofibroma of the chest and abdominal wall invading the diaphragm leads to diaphragmatic eventration: case

Xian-Shuai Li1, Shu-Qian He1, Xian-Guo Chen2

  • 1Jinhua Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 7 / F, Building 8, No. 365, Renmin East Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China.

BMC Surgery
|May 25, 2021
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Keywords:
Case reportChest wall tumorDiaphragmDiaphragmatic eventrationDiffuse neurofibroma

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