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Clinical Features - Case Report

Cervical Spine pain as a presenting complaint in metastatic pancreatic cancer: a case report

Emily RosenbergThe Department of Family Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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Lindsey BuchtelThe Department of Family Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 331-333 | Received 01 Jan 2016, Accepted 17 Feb 2016, Published online: 07 Mar 2016

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