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. 1991 Oct;67(792):914–915. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.67.792.914

Extrapulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis presenting as Pancoast's syndrome.

G Dolan 1, J Smith 1, J T Reilly 1
PMCID: PMC2399176  PMID: 1661891

Abstract

We report the case of a 55 year old man who presented as Pancoast's syndrome associated with a left sided Horner's syndrome, a mass in the left supraclavicular fossa and marked weakness with wasting of the left arm consistent with a left sided brachial plexus lesion. Biopsy revealed the typical features of lymphomatoid granulomatosis. Neurological involvement is a rare presenting manifestation of this uncommon disease. Lymphomatoid granulomatosis should be considered as a rare but potentially treatable cause of Pancoast's syndrome.

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