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Long thoracic neuropathy caused by an apical pulmonary tumor
Gentian Toshkezi1, John Dejesus, Joe F Jabre
1Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. gentit@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Long thoracic nerve palsy has been reported to have traumatic, iatrogenic, and idiopathic causes. The authors describe the case of a 62-year-old man who presented with progressively worsening right shoulder pain, winging of the scapula, and Horner syndrome. A chest CT scan revealed an apical pulmonary mass. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a long thoracic nerve palsy caused by an apical pulmonary tumor.
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