Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome due to subclavius posticus muscle with dynamic brachial plexus compression: a case report.

Müllner, Julia; Kaelin-Lang, Alain; Pfeiffer, Oliver; El-Koussy, Marwan (2015). Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome due to subclavius posticus muscle with dynamic brachial plexus compression: a case report. BMC research notes, 8(351), p. 351. Biomed Central 10.1186/s13104-015-1317-3

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BACKGROUND

Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome is an underestimated cause of brachial weakness and pain. The subclavius posticus muscle (SPM) is an aberrant muscle originating from the medial aspect of the first rib reaching to superior border of the scapula, which may cause, depending on its activation, dynamic compression of the brachial plexus.

CASE PRESENTATION

In the present study, we report about a 32-year-old male caucasian patient with weakness in radial deviation of his left hand. An isolated macrodactyly of his left middle finger had been operated twice. Electroneurography showed a carpal-tunnel-syndrome (CTS) on the left side. MRI of the brachial plexus revealed an additional muscle in the costoclavicular space, identified as SPM. To our knowledge, this is the second case report of a neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome due to SPM, and the first case described with isolated macrodactyly and CTS in the same patient.

CONCLUSION

If complaints about hand weakness are only reported in cases of distinct hand positions, a dynamic compression of the brachial plexus by SPM may be the cause. A neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome may facilitate the development of CTS.

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