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Intercostal Neuralgia

Neurofibroma
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Neurofibroma
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Figure 1. Pattern of pain seen in a patient with intercostal neuralgia. Characteristically, the pain wraps around the trunk in a band-like distribution.

Neurofibroma
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Figure 2. X-ray demonstrating an intraspinal peripheral nerve root stimulator used to treat intercostal neuralgia.

Columbia University | Columbia University Medical Center | Department of Neurosurgery