Pain in the neck and arm.
The clinical features of eight cases of carcinoma of the bronchus presenting as pain in the neck and arm, arising from a population of 320 000 in eight years, are described. The difficulties in establishing a diagnosis are discussed, and the implications for therapy and management are described. It would appear that carcinoma of the bronchus, whether local, as a Pancoast syndrome, or metastatic, is more common than is realized.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020968:Brachial Plexus Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged