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Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Neoplasms > Pancoast Syndrome
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Lung Neoplasms > Pancoast Syndrome
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Site > Thoracic Neoplasms > Respiratory Tract Neoplasms > Lung Neoplasms > Pancoast Syndrome

Preferred term

Pancoast Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Pancoast's Syndrome
  • Pancoasts Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Pancoast's

Note

  • an apicocostovertebral syndrome

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2009 (1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010178

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