An atypical presentation of NSCLC in a nonsmoker: Shoulder pain and upper extremity DVT: A case report
Lung adenocarcinoma may rarely present with isolated shoulder pain as the initial symptom. When UEDVT is identified without an evident provoking factor, underlying malignancy should be thoroughly investigated. Additionally, epidermal growth factor receptor-mutant adenocarcinomas may demonstrate only mild fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on positron emission tomography-CT, emphasizing that low metabolic activity does not exclude cancer.
Authors
- Pınar Gökmirza Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8155-4210)
- Erman Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9504-8263)
- Erdoğan Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-952X)
- Deccane Duzencı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-2759)
- Türkan Yilmaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3355-3557)
Institutions
- Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Sivas State Hospital (TR)
- Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000045965
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00