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Pancoast's syndrome following an intrapleural rupture of a hepatic echinococcus cyst.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7170617     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case of Pancoast's syndrome due to a hydatid cyst is described. The cyst developed secondarily, after intrapleural rupture of an echinococcus cyst situated in the liver. The patient was operated and the cyst excised. After the operation the pain in the shoulder and the arm disappeared immediately. The Horner's syndrome needed longer to subside. Three years after the operation there is still some constriction of the pupil of the right eye. The development of Pancoast's syndrome due to hydatid disease is very rare and this case--caused by a secondary cyst after intrapleural rupture of a similar hepatic echinococcus cyst--is the first described in the literature.
Authors:
H Aletras; C Papaconstantinou
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0036-5580     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Publication Date:  1982  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-06-23     Completed Date:  1983-06-23     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0121343     Medline TA:  Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  SWEDEN    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  283-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Echinococcosis / complications*,  diagnosis
Echinococcosis, Hepatic / complications*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pancoast Syndrome / diagnosis,  etiology*
Pleural Diseases / complications*,  diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous

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