title: Long thoracic neuropathy caused by an apical pulmonary tumor.
abstract: Long thoracic nerve palsy has been reported to have traumatic, iatrogenic, and idiopathic causes. The authors describe the case of a 62-year-old man who presented with progressively worsening right shoulder pain, winging of the scapula, and Horner syndrome. A chest CT scan revealed an apical pulmonary mass. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a long thoracic nerve palsy caused by an apical pulmonary tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. gentit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gentian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Toshkezi
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dejesus
authors.forename: Joe F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Jabre
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hohler
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013900:Thoracic Nerves