Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition arising from compression of the subclavian
vessels and/or brachial plexus. Many factors or diseases may cause compression of
the neurovascular bundle at the thoracic outlet. We describe the case of a 41-year-old
woman with TOS who presented with vascular venous symptoms. Chest computed tomography
(CT) scan showed a cystic mass at the level of cervico-thoracic junction, located
between the left subclavian artery and vein, which appeared compressed. The cystic
mass was removed through a cervical approach and it was found to be a cyst arising
from the thoracic duct compressing and anteriorly dislocating the left subclavian
vein. After surgery symptoms promptly disappeared.
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Publication history
Published online: July 27, 2016
Accepted:
June 10,
2016
Received in revised form:
June 8,
2016
Received:
March 3,
2016
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© 2016 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
