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An image of a subcutaneous fibrous cord in the axillary area of a 38-year-old male. The subcutaneous fibrous cord extended from the axilla to his left arm. It measured approximately 12 cm long and it showed no skin changes. The colour version of this figure is available at: http://imr.sagepub.com.
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Inspection showed a 12 cm subcutaneous band or cord running from the left axilla to the medial side of the left arm (Figure 1).
An image showing the disappearance of the axillary cord in a 38-year-old male following 8 weeks of daily self-massage. The colour version of this figure is available at: http://imr.sagepub.com.
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The cord and its accompanying pain symptoms gradually resolved over 8 weeks without any need for analgesics (Figure 2).