Lymphoma of unknown origin located in paravertebral muscles
an unusual cause of low back pain in children
Keywords:
Lymphoma, Back painAbstract
The authors report a case of an adolescent with a poorly differentiated lymphoma of unknown origin located at paravertebral muscles, whose presenty symptom was low back pain.
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