Fibroma of the Tendon Sheath Arising From the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Tendon.

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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Published: January 2019

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