PMID: 11336324May 5, 2001Paper

Hepatocellular carcinoma with Pancoast's syndrome as an initial symptom: a case report

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
C F ChangR P Perng

Abstract

Pancoast's syndrome refers to a condition consisting of Horner's syndrome and arm pain that is most commonly found in patients with a lung tumor of the superior sulcus invading the upper ribs or spine, lower brachial plexus and sympathetic chain. We report a 76-year-old female who had a thoracic inlet mass that presented as Pancoast's syndrome, showing profound pain, numbness and weakness of the left upper limb. Further evaluation revealed an increased level of serum alpha-fetoprotein (24278 ng/ml), cryptogenic liver cirrhosis and primary hepatocellular carcinoma with protruding T3 vertebra metastasis that resulted in Pancoast's syndrome. To our knowledge, it is a rare case and only one case has been reported previously.

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Sep 21, 2013·Lung India : Official Organ of Indian Chest Society·Anirban SarkarSabyasachi Choudhury
Apr 4, 2018·Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology·Kwang Min KimSeung Woon Paik
Mar 23, 2021·Curēus·Ana CunhaMargarida Freitas-Silva

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