A shoulder-hand syndrome revealing a lung cancer

Shoulder-hand syndrome is a reflex sympathetic dystrophy which is usually associated with minor trauma, fracture or surgical procedures on bones, or follows peripheral nerve injury. In the present report, we describe a patient who developed sympathetic dystrophy which revealed a lung cancer. Reflex...

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Published in:Rheumatology international 2013-02, Vol.33 (2), p.489-491
Main Authors: Akasbi, N., Elidrissi, M., Tahiri, L., Shimi, M., Kadi, N., Elouazzani, F. Z., Elmrini, A., Harzy, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Case Report
Female
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy - etiology
Rheumatology
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Summary:Shoulder-hand syndrome is a reflex sympathetic dystrophy which is usually associated with minor trauma, fracture or surgical procedures on bones, or follows peripheral nerve injury. In the present report, we describe a patient who developed sympathetic dystrophy which revealed a lung cancer. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, therefore, should be considered an occasional manifestation of a paraneoplastic syndrome warranting a thorough search for underlying malignancy.
ISSN:0172-8172
1437-160X
DOI:10.1007/s00296-010-1587-y