The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 9 , Pages 833-837 , September 2010

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Case of Tarlov Perineural Cysts

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 Address reprint requests to Dr J.A. Paice, Northwestern University Medical School, 676 North St Clair Street, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60611-2927. E-mail: j-paice@northwestern.edu

PII: S1526-5900(10)00625-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2010.07.007

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 9 , Pages 833-837 , September 2010

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