Radiofrequency to the Rescue in a Case of Pancoast Tumor

[摘要] A 44‑year‑old female patient, with pancoast tumor of the rightlung with Horner’s syndrome, presented with complaints ofsevere pain and burning sensation over the right upper limb andanterior chestwallNumericalRatingScale (NRS)=9/10 and selfreportedLeedsAssessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signspain scale (S-LANS) >12. She reported the presence of allodynia.Figure 1a demonstrates magnetic resonance imaging of the softtissue neck and thorax showing mass over the left lung apex,pushing through the thoracic inlet into the root of neck, causingcompression over the divisions of the right brachial plexus.

[学科分类] 分子生物学，细胞生物学和基因