When a patient develops drooping eyelid and small pupil in the same eye, which of the following syndromes is present?
a. Superior vena cava syndrome
b. Paraneoplastic syndrome
c. Horner's syndrome
d. Cushing's syndrome
C
Horner's syndrome is caused by a tumor near the lung apex that damages the nerve passing from the upper chest to the neck, resulting in eyelid droop, a small pupil, and minimal or absent perspiration on the affected side of the face.
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