How to Use thoracic outlet syndrome in a Sentence

thoracic outlet syndrome

noun
  • In the spring of 2025, he was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The team announced that the pitcher would miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with venous thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While both syndromes cause numbness and tingling, only thoracic outlet syndrome causes the hands to become cold due to a lack of circulation.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But the following season, Fultz was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • There were times after the scary blood clot near his right shoulder, and an intrusive surgery to remove a rib to correct thoracic outlet syndrome, that all of this was difficult to envision.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Strasburg retired back in 2024 after he was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, which is a nerve issue related to his neck.
    — Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wheeler had previously been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome and surgery was recommended as the best recovery option.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Wheeler was diagnosed with vascular thoracic outlet syndrome as opposed to neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But the Phillies' rotation would still be stacked without him, especially if Zack Wheeler returned from thoracic outlet syndrome early in the season.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Likewise, Guyon’s canal syndrome (ulnar nerve compression at the wrist) and thoracic outlet syndrome (pressure on nerves or blood vessels near the collarbone) can mimic cubital tunnel syndrome.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But that was before health issues — thoracic outlet syndrome and dysautonomia — interrupted Pagliocca’s past two seasons and forced him to miss the majority of the past two summer evaluation periods as well.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Festa was hampered by shoulder issues throughout 2025, eventually receiving Botox injections late last season to treat a case of thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Zack Wheeler will make his season debut in Atlanta on Saturday, about seven months after undergoing surgery for vascular thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Brewers traded staff ace Freddy Peralta to the Mets this offseason and last year’s breakout Quinn Priester will miss the start of the season due to thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Despite his struggles, Buehler has a strong track record in the postseason and could still fortify a Phillies rotation that recently lost ace Zack Wheeler for the season due to thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Philadelphia Phillies recently found out Zack Wheeler was diagnosed with vascular thoracic outlet syndrome.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • On Thursday, the New York Post's Joel Sherman reported that McNeil had shoulder surgery to relieve thoracic outlet syndrome after the regular season ended.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Festa’s current shoulder issue is unrelated to the thoracic outlet syndrome injury that ended his 2025 season but requires an injection and several weeks of shutdown, Twins athletic trainer Nick Paparesta said.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • However, Dean Donahue, director of Massachusetts General Hospital's thoracic outlet syndrome program, gave the Phillies a positive update on Wheeler's case.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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