Lung Cancer : Mediastinal Complications
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Complications include:
Lymph node involvement may compress the SVC as it is a low pressure vessel hence easier to compress
Neural involvement: compress phrenic nerve (diaphragmatic paralysis), recurrent laryngeal nerve (vocal cord paralysis), brachial plexus (upper limb paralysis / sensory loss), cervical sympathetic chain (60% of Pancoast tumours)
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