Catamenial Bernard-Horner's syndrome related to thoracic endometriosis.
We describe the case of a young woman with a recurrent right Bernard-Horner's syndrome associated with the onset of intermittent supraclavicular mass. Surgical excision of the mass revealed the endometrial pattern of the tumor and the close relationship between Bernard-Horner's syndrome and thoracic endometriosis. No other case of this syndrome has been reported in the literature.
Mercadante
Edoardo
E
Department of General Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy. e.mercadante@tiscali.it
Giovannini
Cristiano
C
Castaldi
Fabio
F
Passaro
Umberto
U
Dell'Avanzato
Roberto
R
Abruzzese
Elisabetta
E
Carlini
Massimo
M
D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery