Pancoast tumor

Pancoast tumor is a form of peripheal bronchogenic carcinoma, that grows from the lung tip into the retroclavicular space, where it can affect the nerve plexuses.

Typical symptoms are:


 * upper limb and shoulder pain of the affected side
 * Horner's syndrome (Horner's trias).



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 * Bronchogenic carcinoma