Diagnosis of a thoracic inlet tumour by transbronchial biopsy.
A 67-year-old man presented to the pulmonary service with left shoulder and arm pain. Examination disclosed a left Horner's syndrome. Supraclavicular exploration at another hospital was not helpful. Transbronchial biopsy through a flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope retrieved tissues showing poorly differentiated carcinoma. There are no previous reports of the use of the technique in the diagnosis of a Pancoast tumour with a normal standard chest radiograph.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography