Superior Sulcus Tumour
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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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Superior sulcus tumours (or Pancoast tumours) are non-small-cell lung carcinomas presenting with specific symptoms and requiring a specific approach to treatment due to their location in the pulmonary apex. Early recognition is rare as a result of the low incidence and the relatively late occurrence of symptoms .Shoulder pain, with or without radiation to the ipsilateral arm or hand, and Horner...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1954
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.4888.631