Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 44-47 , February 2008

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the peroneal nerve: case report and literature review

  • Dina El Demellawy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7J 1A7
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  • James Bain, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Plastic Surgery Division, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8
    • ,
  • Hameed Algawad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8
    • ,
  • John P. Provias, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8. Tel.: +905 527 4322x46167.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.04.007

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 44-47 , February 2008

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