Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome

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Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome

ORPHA:100073Clinical subtype

Also called NTOS · Neurogenic TOS · Neurogenic cervical rib syndrome · Neurogenic costoclavicular syndrome · Neurogenic thoracic outlet compression syndrome

What it is

Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is a form of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) that presents with pain, paresthesias and weakness in an upper extremity and is divided into true NTOS and disputed NTOS.

Key facts

Age of onset
All ages
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Clinical subtype

Signs and symptoms

These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.

ICD-10 codes

G54.0filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 4 other rare diseases

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

MONDO 0015061UMLS C0751549

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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