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Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition in which there is compression of the nerves, arteries, or veins in the superior thoracic aperture, the passageway from the lower neck to the armpit, also known as the thoracic outlet. [1] There are three main types: neurogenic, venous, and arterial. [1]
The superior thoracic aperture, also known as the thoracic outlet, or thoracic inlet refers to the opening at the top of the thoracic cavity. [1] It is also clinically referred to as the thoracic outlet, in the case of thoracic outlet syndrome. A lower thoracic opening is the inferior thoracic aperture.
The Pancoast tumor was first described by Hare in 1838 as a "tumor involving certain nerves". [2] It was not until 1924 that the tumor was described in further detail, when Henry Pancoast, a radiologist from Philadelphia, published an article in which he reported and studied many cases of apical chest tumors that all shared the same radiographic findings and associated clinical symptoms, such ...
Thong–Douglas–Ferrante syndrome; Thoracic celosomia; Thoracic dysplasia-hydrocephalus syndrome; Thoracic outlet syndrome; Thoraco abdominal enteric duplication; Thoraco limb dysplasia Rivera type; Thoracolaryngopelvic dysplasia; Thoracopelvic dysostosis; Thost–Unna palmoplantar keratoderma
Examples of conditions that may sometimes be attributed to such causes include tendinosis (or less often tendinitis), carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, De Quervain syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, intersection syndrome, golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis), tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis), trigger finger (so-called ...
The excess pressure of thoracic outlet syndrome may be reduced by rib removal. [1] Major surgery to the thoracic cavity, such as open heart surgery , may require removal of ribs to allow access to the organ being operated on.
A Florida man is accused of stabbing his estranged girlfriend up to 70 times during a fatal break-in - exactly one month after he was nabbed for assaulting the victim and ordered to stay away from ...
thoracic outlet syndrome Wright's test is a clinical sign in which the radial pulse weakens or disappears when the arm is abducted and externally rotated . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It occurs in some patients with thoracic outlet syndrome .