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Recurrent Intrathoracic Locking of the Scapula after Lung Cancer Resection and Combined Rib Resection
Joint Authors
Kimura, Akinori
Sasanuma, Hideyuki
Ajiki, Takashi
Sekiya, Hitoshi
Takeshita, Katsushi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report a case of recurrent locking of the scapula in the thorax after combined lobectomy and thoracic wall resection for advanced lung cancer.
The patient was a 52-year-old man with advanced spindle cell carcinoma in his right lung.
He had undergone right lung lobectomy and thoracic wall excision (Th1–5).
Intrathoracic repair had not been performed to address the defect in the thoracic wall.
Two months after the operation he experienced sudden acute pain in the right shoulder.
Three-dimensional computed tomography revealed locking of the scapula intrathoracically.
The diagnosis was recurrent locking of the scapula in the thorax.
He underwent conservative treatment.
Because his symptoms were not alleviated and he continued to experience recurrent locking, we performed partial resection of the inferior part of the scapula.
Although scapular locking diminished after this procedure, there were still some pain and “catching” between the scapula and the thoracic wall (T6) when he undertook certain movements.
No further surgery could be performed, however, because the cancer from the primary lesion had recurred near the previously operated thoracic wall.
A procedure for recurrent intrathoracic locking of the scapula was not successful in this case.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kimura, Akinori& Sasanuma, Hideyuki& Ajiki, Takashi& Sekiya, Hitoshi& Takeshita, Katsushi. 2017. Recurrent Intrathoracic Locking of the Scapula after Lung Cancer Resection and Combined Rib Resection. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kimura, Akinori…[et al.]. Recurrent Intrathoracic Locking of the Scapula after Lung Cancer Resection and Combined Rib Resection. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kimura, Akinori& Sasanuma, Hideyuki& Ajiki, Takashi& Sekiya, Hitoshi& Takeshita, Katsushi. Recurrent Intrathoracic Locking of the Scapula after Lung Cancer Resection and Combined Rib Resection. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148461
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148461