A Rare Case of Sternal Lymphoma
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The sternum is a rare site of occurrence of neoplastic lesions. Metastases are commoner than primary neoplastic lesions. We report a case of a sternal mass lesion in a 40-year-old male patient who presented with left-sided brachial plexopathy. MRI revealed a normal brachial plexus and a sternal mass lesion which turned out to be sternal lymphoma.
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