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Insidious Swelling in the Neck of a 45-Year-Old Man
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Title Insidious Swelling in the Neck of a 45-Year-Old Man
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/17199?src=rss
Description A 45-year-old man complains of gradual swelling in his neck over the past 6 months; he has a nontender, nonerythematous, fluctuant mass in the midline of the lower neck. He has not experienced any pain, fevers, difficulty swallowing, or alteration of his voice. What is the diagnosis? eMedicine Case Presentations
Category Articles > Critical Care
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Date Sep 4, 2008
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