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).

Definition, pathogenesis, symptoms, complications, treatment.

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Related articles

• Lung tumors
• Bronchogenic carcinoma

References

• KLENER, Pavel, et al. Propedeutika ve vnitřním lékařství. 3, přepracované edition. Praha : Galén, 2009. 338 pp. ISBN 978-80-7262-643-4.