PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 189-193 , February 2009

Large Thigh Mass in a Recreational Athlete: A Case Report

Presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, May 2006

  • June C. Ong, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA⁎
    • ,
  • Brian A. Davis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95616⁎
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to B.A.D., 4860 Y Street, Suite #3850, Sacramento, CA 95817
    • ,
  • John C. Hunter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA⁎

Received 1 February 2008 ,Accepted 29 October 2008.

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PII: S1934-1482(08)00028-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.10.015

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