Hydatid disease of the first rib causing thoracic outlet syndrome

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GEZER S., Altinok T., Agackiran Y., Tastepe I.

MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.68-70, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000096144
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-70
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: To present a case of hydatid disease of the first rib as a rare cause of thoracic outlet syndrome. Clinical Presentation: A 57-year-old female patient who had suffered from pain on the left shoulder radiating to the arm and numbness and weakness on the left arm for 3 months was admitted to our hospital. She had undergone an operation due to a mass lesion of the first rib compressing the thoracic outlet which was detected in the preoperative examinations. During the intraoperative examination it was decided that the lesion was a hydatid cyst and the first rib was totally resected. Conclusion: This report shows that hydatid disease should be taken into consideration amongst the tumoral diseases of the first rib as a very rare cause of thoracic outlet syndrome. Copyright (C) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel.