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Pancoast Syndrome

Known as: Pancoast Syndrome [Disease/Finding], Syndrome, Pancoast's, Pancoast's syndrome 
A rare neoplastic syndrome characterized by obstruction of the thoracic outlet leading to compression of the brachial plexus and vessels within. It… 
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stage III non-small cell lung cancer

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Is there a standard of care for the radical management of non-small cell lung cancer involving the apical chest wall (Pancoast tumours)?
Review
1997
Review
1997
Management of carcinoma of the superior pulmonary sulcus.
Tumors of the superior pulmonary sulcus (Pancoast tumors) are bronchogenic carcinomas that occur at the thoracic inlet and… 
1996
1996
MR imaging-guided laser-induced thermotherapy
SummaryInterstitial laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) is a recently developed, minimally invasive technique for local tumour… 
1991
1991
Pancoast tumour treated with combined radiotherapy and hyperthermia--a preliminary study.
Six patients with Pancoast (superior sulcus) tumours were treated with combined radiotherapy and hyperthermia from April 1986 to… 
1991
1991
Extrapulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis presenting as Pancoast's syndrome.
We report the case of a 55 year old man who presented as Pancoast's syndrome associated with a left sided Horner's syndrome, a… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
En bloc resection for bronchogenic carcinoma with chest wall invasion. Value of pre-operative radiotherapy.
1989
1989
Combined neurogenic and nociceptive pain in a patient with Pancoast tumor managed by epidural hydromorphone and oral carbamazepine
Review
1988
Review
1988
Acute Pancoast's syndrome caused by fungal infection.
Nonmalignant causes of Pancoast's syndrome are extremely rare. The authors report the case of a 32-year-old man, receiving… 
1983
1983
Neuronal blockade with morphine
A patient with an apical lung tumour invading the brachial plexus (Pancoast's tumour) suffered from unbearable pain unmodified by… 
1971
1971
Pancoast syndrome due to metastatic carcinoma from the uterine cervix.
Symptoms of the Pancoast syndrome appeared in a 45-year-old woman 18 months after apparently successful treatment of stage III… 
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