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<p>Malignancies in the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) area are mostly manifested by dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, throat swelling, and other “traditional” head and neck symptoms. Sporadically, a primary tumor or metastasis can reach such a size and it can be localized in such an area in which it can cause the pathology of the brachial plexus. If this appears first, differential diagnosis may be more difficult.</p>
<p>In this article the authors review current literature knowledge and present the case of this unusual sign of a head and neck cancer at the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, and Martin University Hospital, Martin, Slovakia.</p>
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Malignancies in the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) area are mostly manifested by dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, throat swelling, and other “traditional” head and neck symptoms. Sporadically, a primary tumor or metastasis can reach such a size and it can be localized in such an area in which it can cause the pathology of the brachial plexus. If this appears first, differential diagnosis may be more difficult.
In this article the authors review current literature knowledge and present the case of this unusual sign of a head and neck cancer at the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, and Martin University Hospital, Martin, Slovakia.

Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report

Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital

Department of Pathological Anatomy, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin

Acta Medica Martiniana

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Malignancies in the ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) area are mostly manifested by dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, throat swelling, and other “traditional” head and...

Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 39 - 44

Received: Feb 28, 2020

Accepted: Apr 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0005

Keywords
oropharynx, squamous cell carcinoma, brachial plexus, plexopathy

© 2020 V Surova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Brachial Plexopathy as an Unusual First Sign of a Head and Neck Cancer: Case Report

Published Online: Apr 30, 2020

Page range: 39 - 44

Received: Feb 28, 2020

Accepted: Apr 02, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2020-0005

Keywordsoropharynx, squamous cell carcinoma, brachial plexus, plexopathy

© 2020 V Surova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
oropharynx, squamous cell carcinoma, brachial plexus, plexopathy