Pancoast Tumor (cont.)
Medical Author:
Shabir Bhimji, MD
Coauthor:
Sarah K May, MD
Medical Editor:
Winston W Tan, MD
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
Medical Editor:
Shreekanth V Karwande, MBBS
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Authors and EditorsAuthor: Shabir Bhimji, MD, Consulting Surgeon, Cardiac Surgical Associates of West Texas.Coauthor(s): Sarah K May, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Caritas Carney Hospital, Commonwealth Hematology-Oncology, PC. Editors: Winston W Tan, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Shreekanth V Karwande, MBBS, Chair, Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine and Medical Center. Last Editorial Review: 10/17/2005 Next Page: (Page 16 of 17) Viewer Comments & ReviewsPancoast Tumor - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What were your symptoms of pancoast tumor? |
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In 1932, Pancoast defined a superior pulmonary sulcus tumor as a mass growing at the thoracic inlet that produces a constant and characteristic clinical presentation of pain in an eighth cervical or first and second thoracic trunk distribution.
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