Pancoast syndrome in a patient with malignant lymphoma. 1989

J C Wang, and N G Finn, and N Nimmagadda, and D Reddy
Department of Medicine, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, New York 11212.

Pancoast syndrome is usually secondary to lung cancer. We report a patient with Pancoast syndrome in whom a biopsy specimen of a cervical mass at first thought to be anaplastic carcinoma was found to stain positively for leukocyte common antigen and negatively for keratin, epithelial membrane antigen, and alpha-fetoprotein. A diagnosis of malignant lymphoma associated with Pancoast syndrome was made, and a salutary response was observed after combination chemotherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Pancoast syndrome associated with malignant lymphoma. We emphasize the importance of using immunohistochemical stains to define the pathologic condition in difficult cases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008223 Lymphoma A general term for various neoplastic diseases of the lymphoid tissue. Germinoblastoma,Lymphoma, Malignant,Reticulolymphosarcoma,Sarcoma, Germinoblastic,Germinoblastic Sarcoma,Germinoblastic Sarcomas,Germinoblastomas,Lymphomas,Lymphomas, Malignant,Malignant Lymphoma,Malignant Lymphomas,Reticulolymphosarcomas,Sarcomas, Germinoblastic
D008297 Male Males
D010178 Pancoast Syndrome A condition caused by an apical lung tumor (Pancoast tumor) with involvement of the nearby vertebral column and the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Symptoms include pain in the shoulder and the arm, and atrophy of the hand. Pancoast Tumor,Pancoast's Syndrome,Pancoasts Syndrome,Syndrome, Pancoast,Syndrome, Pancoast's,Tumor, Pancoast
D002277 Carcinoma A malignant neoplasm made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate the surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. It is a histological type of neoplasm and not a synonym for "cancer." Carcinoma, Anaplastic,Carcinoma, Spindle-Cell,Carcinoma, Undifferentiated,Carcinomatosis,Epithelial Neoplasms, Malignant,Epithelioma,Epithelial Tumors, Malignant,Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Malignant Epithelial,Anaplastic Carcinoma,Anaplastic Carcinomas,Carcinoma, Spindle Cell,Carcinomas,Carcinomatoses,Epithelial Neoplasm, Malignant,Epithelial Tumor, Malignant,Epitheliomas,Malignant Epithelial Neoplasm,Malignant Epithelial Tumor,Malignant Epithelial Tumors,Neoplasm, Malignant Epithelial,Spindle-Cell Carcinoma,Spindle-Cell Carcinomas,Tumor, Malignant Epithelial,Undifferentiated Carcinoma,Undifferentiated Carcinomas
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old

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