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Summary
An elderly female patient presented to the clinic with a several-week history of a mass in her left upper arm that was tender to the touch. The mass was initially thought to be a schwannoma of the left radial nerve based on imaging and was surgically removed. The pathology report revealed an uncommon diagnosis of desmoplastic fibroblastoma.
- musculoskeletal and joint disorders
- peripheral nerve disease
- pathology
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Contributors RG is responsible for entire manuscript. PN prepared radiology images and discussion on imaging. RM prepared pathology images and discussion on pathology. JS provided assistance with case write-up, obtaining patient consent and perspective and editing of manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
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