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Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as Thoracic Back Pain
Case in Point
Fed Pract. 2007 October;24(10):16
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David Heltzel, MD, LT, USN and Eric Brumwell, MD, LCDR, USN
Dr. Heltzel and Dr. Brumwell are both flight surgeons at Naval Health Clinic, Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD.
This case illustrates the difficulty—and critical importance—of recognizing a malignant cause of back pain when benign etiologies are far more common.
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