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Horner’s syndrome and brachial radiculopathy related to vertebral metastases

M. Barrero, N. Parras, E. Martín-Sebastia, C. Marsal-Alonso, M. Carbonell, J. Pinto DOI: https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.2907.98177

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Volumen 29 | Number 07 | Nº of views of the article 7.636 | Nº of PDF downloads 257 | Article publication date 01/10/1999

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ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION Horner’s syndrome consists of sympathetic ocular paralysis, with lesions occurring at different levels. When it’s associated with involvement of the C8T1 roots, the commonest causes are the tumours responsible for Pancoast’s syndrome. Clinical case. We describe the case of a patient who presented with a clinical condition in which a complete right Horner’s syndrome was associated with ipsilateral C8T1 brachial radiculopathy. On investigation, there was a tumour involving the vertebral segments between C8 and T5. Histological studies showed this to be a metastasis from an adenocarcinoma at the base of the right lung. CONCLUSION. We consider this case to be interesting because of its unusual aetiology, since metastatic vertebral lesions are an uncommon cause of Horner’s syndrome KeywordsBrachial radiculopathy Horner syndrome Vertebral metastases CategoriesCáncer y tumores

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Horner’s syndrome and brachial radiculopathy related to vertebral metastases