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  2. Thoracic outlet syndrome - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Harlequin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Harlequin syndrome, also known as "harlequin sign", is a condition characterized by asymmetric sweating and flushing on the upper thoracic region of the chest, neck and face. Harlequin syndrome is considered an injury to the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

  4. Pectoralis minor syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Pectoralis minor syndrome (PMS) is a condition related to thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) that results from the pectoralis minor muscle being too tight. [1] PMS results from the brachial plexus being compressed under the pectoralis minor [2] while TOS involves compression of the bundle above the clavicle. In most patients, the nerves are ...

  5. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - Wikipedia

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    DISH has no indication of a genetic link, is primarily thoracic and does not affect organs other than the lungs, and only indirectly due to the fusion of the rib cage. [10] Long-term treatment of acne with vitamin derived retinoids, such as etretinate [11] and acitretin, [12] have been associated with extraspinal hyperostosis.

  6. Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia - Wikipedia

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    Asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia (ATD), also known as Jeune syndrome, is a rare inherited bone growth disorder (autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia) [1] that primarily affects the thoracic region. It was first described in 1955 by the French pediatrician Mathis Jeune. [ 2 ]

  7. Spondylocostal dysostosis - Wikipedia

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    Spondylocostal dysostosis, also known as Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS), is a rare, heritable axial skeleton growth disorder. It is characterized by widespread and sometimes severe malformations of the vertebral column and ribs, shortened thorax, and moderate to severe scoliosis and kyphosis.

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  9. Long thoracic nerve - Wikipedia

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    The long thoracic nerve arises from the anterior rami of cervical spinal nerves C5, C6, and C7. [1] [2] [3] The root from C7 may occasionally be absent. [4] The roots from C5 and C6 pierce through the scalenus medius, while the C7 root passes in front of the muscle. [citation needed]