Hodgkin's disease relapse presenting as Pancoast's syndrome.
Among the various infrequent causes of Pancoast's syndrome, Hodgkin's disease is one. A 26 year old man was diagnosed as Hodgkin's disease. Five years later the disease relapsed producing Pancoast's syndrome. The importance of precise aetiological diagnosis before treatment of such cases with similar presentation is emphasized.
Goswami
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Dept. Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Dinshaw
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Shrivastava
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Muckaden
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Sharma
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Advani
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*