Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report
Malignancies in the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) area are mostly manifested by dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, throat swelling, and other “traditional” head and neck symptoms. Sporadically, a primary tumor or metastasis can reach such a size and it can be localized in such an area in which it can caus...
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| description | Malignancies in the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) area are mostly manifested by dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, throat swelling, and other “traditional” head and neck symptoms. Sporadically, a primary tumor or metastasis can reach such a size and it can be localized in such an area in which it can cause the pathology of the brachial plexus. If this appears first, differential diagnosis may be more difficult. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01c73aafee4142eab0e6c964416745902023-07-17T05:26:05ZengSciendoActa Medica Martiniana1338-41392020-04-01201394410.2478/acm-2020-0005Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case ReportSurova V0Slavik P1Calkovsky V2Hajtman A.3Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaClinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaClinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital, Martin, SlovakiaMalignancies in the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) area are mostly manifested by dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, throat swelling, and other “traditional” head and neck symptoms. Sporadically, a primary tumor or metastasis can reach such a size and it can be localized in such an area in which it can cause the pathology of the brachial plexus. If this appears first, differential diagnosis may be more difficult.https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0005oropharynxsquamous cell carcinomabrachial plexusplexopathy |
| spellingShingle | Surova V Slavik P Calkovsky V Hajtman A. Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report Acta Medica Martiniana oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma brachial plexus plexopathy |
| title | Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report |
| title_full | Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report |
| title_short | Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report |
| title_sort | brachial plexopathy as an unusual first sign of a head and neck cancer case report |
| topic | oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma brachial plexus plexopathy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0005 |
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