Bottom of an iceberg: undiagnosed aortic aneurysm masquerading as vocal cord palsy
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Bottom of an iceberg: undiagnosed aortic aneurysm masquerading as vocal cord palsy.
To cite: Rao VUS, Chatterjee S, Swamy SS. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-217984 DESCRIPTION A previously healthy woman aged 60 years was referred to a tertiary referral cancer centre with change of voice for 1 week suspecting neoplastic aetiology on account of her tobacco chewing habit of more than 20 years. No history of voice abuse, fever ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217984