Massage of a giant retroperitoneal neurofibroma

During a Chinese massage for back pain, a large right-sided abdominal mass was detected in a 29-year-old man. The patient had been unaware of the mass. On examination, a large firm painless mass was palpable in the right lower abdomen, and pulsations of a large artery ventral to the mass were easily felt. No …

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