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Secondary Chondrosarcoma Presenting with Symptoms Similar to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Hiroshi KobayashiMasachika IkegamiTetsuo UshikuMasaki AnrakuTakahiro OhkiYusuke ShinodaSakae TanakaHirotaka Kawano
Published in: Case reports in orthopedics (2018)
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by heterogeneous factors that compress the brachial plexus and subclavian artery; tumor is rarely a cause of TOS. Here, we present the case of a 26-year-old man with secondary chondrosarcoma arising from osteochondroma of the left clavicle causing TOS, with a direct compression of the brachial plexus and subclavian artery. Immediately after surgery, the symptoms of TOS reduced. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a secondary chondrosarcoma of the clavicle causing TOS, which is possibly the key symptom for diagnosing malignant transformation of osteochondroma of the clavicle.
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