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A 32-Year-Old Man With Lower Back Pain
Author(s)Cesar A. Moran, MD
A 32-year-old man presents with pain in the lower back of several weeks’ duration. What is your diagnosis?
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A 32-year-old man presents with pain in the lower back of several weeks duration. During physical examination, a soft tissue mass is detected in the soft tissue of the lower back. Diagnostic imaging reveals a mass without mineralization. A surgical biopsy is obtained.
Based on the image shown, what is your diagnosis?
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