Axillary Aneurysm Presenting as a Brachial Plexus Palsy
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R. W., an 82 year old man, presented with a painful weakness of the right upper limb following a fall over an armchair. Chest radiography showed "a right apical shadow" and a presumptive diagnosis of Pancoast's tumour was made. Both bronchoscopy and mediastinoscopy were normal. Two weeks later a repeated clinical examination revealed a mass in the right axilla (8 x 8 cm in diameter). The right radial pulse was diminished and there was a discrepancy of 30 mmHg in systolic pressure between the two arms. An arch aortogram was performed and confirmed the presence of a right axillary
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