Pancoast syndrome
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Etiology
Pathology
- malignant tumor in the region of the superior pulmonary sulcus (Pancoast tumor)
- Horner's syndrome
- lower trunk brachial plexopathy & Horner's syndrome
- compression of the C8, T1, & T2 nerve roots
Clinical manifestations
- Horner's syndrome
- shoulder pain, shoulder & arm weakness (brachial plexopathy)
Radiology
- chest X-ray
- CT of chest
- positron emission tomography (PET) to assess metastases[4]
- CT-guided biopsy after CT +/- PET[4]
Management
- see Pancoast tumor
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
- ↑ Arcasoy SM, Jett JR Superior Pulmonary Sulcus Tumors and Pancoast's Syndrome. N Engl J Med 1997; 337:1370-1376. November 6, 1997 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9358132 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199711063371907
- ↑ Popat R, Derodra J, Vig S, Lim E. A sinister cause of shoulder pain, with numbness and weakness in the ipsilateral hand. BMJ 2012 Oct 26; 345:e6948 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2309755
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022