Diseases

Pancoast Syndrome

A condition caused by an apical lung tumor (Pancoast tumor) with involvement of the nearby vertebral column and the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Symptoms include pain in the shoulder and the arm, and atrophy of the hand.

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Abstract

A condition caused by an apical lung tumor (Pancoast tumor) with involvement of the nearby vertebral column and the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Symptoms include pain in the shoulder and the arm, and atrophy of the hand.

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6 entry terms
  • Pancoast's Syndrome
  • Pancoasts Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Pancoast
  • Syndrome, Pancoast's
  • Pancoast Tumor
  • Tumor, Pancoast

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

an apicocostovertebral syndrome

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History Note

2009 (1963)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pancoast Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010178. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010178
  2. Pancoast Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancoast_tumor
  3. Pancoast Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1750884