## Abstract Myoepitheliomas are rare tumors increasingly recognized to occur in the soft tissues. Although the hand and carpal tunnel are exceptional locations, the presence of these lesions in such sites constitutes a potential cause of debilitating symptoms. We report the case of a patient with s
An unusual cause of thenar hypertrophy and carpal tunnel syndrome
β Scribed by Thy Nguyen; Milan Sen; Manickam Kumaravel; Parveen Athar; Kazim A. Sheikh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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