Painful shoulder and scapula as initial presentation of advanced lung adenocarcinoma

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Oct 9;10(10):e6415. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6415. eCollection 2022 Oct.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: bone metastases; lung adenocarcinoma; non‐small cell lung cancer; palliative radiotherapy; targeted therapy.

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