Catamenial Bernard-Horner’s Syndrome Related to Thoracic Endometriosis

Edoardo Mercadante, Cristiano Giovannini, Giovannini C, Fabio Castaldi, Castaldi F, U Passaro, Passaro U, Umberto Passaro, Roberto Dell'Avanzato, Roberto Dell’Avanzato, Dell'Avanzato R, Elisabetta Abruzzese, Massimo Carlini, Carlini M
The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2006 · vol. 82(3) , pp. e24–e25 · doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.05.068 · PMID:16928478 · W1966969344
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This case report describes a patient who developed catamenial Bernard-Horner's syndrome, characterized by cyclical ptosis, miosis, and anhidrosis, attributed to thoracic endometriosis.

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We describe the case of a young woman with a recurrent right Bernard-Horner's syndrome associated with the onset of intermittent supraclavicular mass. Surgical excision of the mass revealed the endometrial pattern of the tumor and the close relationship between Bernard-Horner's syndrome and thoracic endometriosis. No other case of this syndrome has been reported in the literature.

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Brachial Plexus Endometriosis Horner Syndrome Menstrual Cycle Nerve Compression Syndromes Thoracic Diseases Adult Arm Arm Blepharoptosis Blepharoptosis Brachial Plexus Decompression, Surgical Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Enophthalmos Enophthalmos Female

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