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A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report
Background: Glioblastoma is the most frequent and aggressive malignant brain tumor among adults. Unfortunately, its symptoms can vary considerably depending on the size, location and the anatomic structures of the involved brain. Case report: A 58-year-old male amateur cyclist who suffered from shar...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8468880/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34577831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090908 |
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author | Storari, Lorenzo Signorini, Manuel Barbari, Valerio Mourad, Firas Bisconti, Mattia Salomon, Mattia Rossettini, Giacomo Maselli, Filippo |
author_facet | Storari, Lorenzo Signorini, Manuel Barbari, Valerio Mourad, Firas Bisconti, Mattia Salomon, Mattia Rossettini, Giacomo Maselli, Filippo |
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description | Background: Glioblastoma is the most frequent and aggressive malignant brain tumor among adults. Unfortunately, its symptoms can vary considerably depending on the size, location and the anatomic structures of the involved brain. Case report: A 58-year-old male amateur cyclist who suffered from sharp arm pain was examined for a thoracic outlet syndrome due to a previous clavicle fracture. Because of ambiguous results of the neck and nerve plexus imaging, he was referred to a neurosurgeon who properly suspected a brain tumor. The neuroimaging of the brain shown a 3 cm disploriferative mass with a blood enhancement within the left parietal lobe. The mass was urgently removed, and its histologic analysis stated a grade 4 glioblastoma. Conclusion: This case report highlights the differential diagnosis process and the teamwork approach needed to diagnose a rare presentation of a brain glioblastoma, which started its symptoms mimicking a thoracic outlet syndrome caused by a previous bone fracture. |
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spelling | pubmed-84688802021-09-27 A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report Storari, Lorenzo Signorini, Manuel Barbari, Valerio Mourad, Firas Bisconti, Mattia Salomon, Mattia Rossettini, Giacomo Maselli, Filippo Medicina (Kaunas) Case Report Background: Glioblastoma is the most frequent and aggressive malignant brain tumor among adults. Unfortunately, its symptoms can vary considerably depending on the size, location and the anatomic structures of the involved brain. Case report: A 58-year-old male amateur cyclist who suffered from sharp arm pain was examined for a thoracic outlet syndrome due to a previous clavicle fracture. Because of ambiguous results of the neck and nerve plexus imaging, he was referred to a neurosurgeon who properly suspected a brain tumor. The neuroimaging of the brain shown a 3 cm disploriferative mass with a blood enhancement within the left parietal lobe. The mass was urgently removed, and its histologic analysis stated a grade 4 glioblastoma. Conclusion: This case report highlights the differential diagnosis process and the teamwork approach needed to diagnose a rare presentation of a brain glioblastoma, which started its symptoms mimicking a thoracic outlet syndrome caused by a previous bone fracture. MDPI 2021-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8468880/ /pubmed/34577831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090908 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Storari, Lorenzo Signorini, Manuel Barbari, Valerio Mourad, Firas Bisconti, Mattia Salomon, Mattia Rossettini, Giacomo Maselli, Filippo A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report |
title | A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report |
title_full | A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report |
title_fullStr | A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report |
title_short | A Thoracic Outlet Syndrome That Concealed a Glioblastoma. Findings from a Case Report |
title_sort | thoracic outlet syndrome that concealed a glioblastoma. findings from a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8468880/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34577831 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090908 |
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