title: Catamenial Bernard-Horner's syndrome related to thoracic endometriosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy. e.mercadante@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mercadante
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castaldi
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Passaro
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dell'Avanzato
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abruzzese
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carlini
mesh_terms: 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