Horner's syndrome in yolk sac tumour of the mediastinum
| Autor: | Cates Ca, Etchells De, Dorrell Ed, Hussein K |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Anisocoria Superior vena cava syndrome business.industry Horner syndrome Mediastinum Endodermal sinus tumor medicine.disease Chest pain Sensory Systems Mediastinal Neoplasm Surgery Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Yolk sac medicine.symptom Letters to the Editor business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology. 83:1403d-1403d |
| ISSN: | 0007-1161 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bjo.83.12.1403d |
| Popis: | Editor,—Primary yolk sac tumour of the mediastinum is a rare germ cell tumour. Sporadic case reports document the presenting features of chest pain, cough, shortness of breath, and superior vena cava syndrome. To our knowledge, this is the first case to present with Horner's syndrome. ### CASE REPORT A 23 year old man was referred with anisocoria. For 3 months the left pupil had been noted to be smaller than the right although the patient reported it enlarged significantly after he took amphetamine tablets. … |
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