Modification of anterior approach to superior sulcus tumors
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Superior Sulcus Tumour with some Emphasis on the Anterior Approach
Superior sulcus tumours are rarely encountered in clinical practice, representing < 5% of all bronchogenic carcinomas [1, 2]. In 1932, Pancoast [3] published his classic article in which he reported four patients who had a similar presentation including pain in the shoulder and arm, weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hand, and ipsilateral Horner syndrome together with a lesion situated ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(98)70182-5