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Painful shoulder and scapula as initial presentation of advanced lung adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
CabreraCardozo Fernando,
MartínezÁvila María Cristina,
HernándezBlanquisett Abraham,
QuinteroCarreño Valeria,
ÁlvarezLondoño Angelina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6415
Subject(s) - medicine , scapula , asymptomatic , adenocarcinoma , malignancy , presentation (obstetrics) , lung cancer , pleural effusion , lung , surgery , radiology , cancer , pathology
Lung adenocarcinoma is a common cancer; even though it has a strong association with previous smoking, there has been described nonsmokers‐related cases. Symptoms varies from asymptomatic to hemoptysis or pleural effusion. We describe a case of a patient who presented with painful scapula as primary manifestation of advanced pulmonary malignancy.

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