Superior pulmonary sulcus tumors and Pancoast's syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1370-1376

  Arcasoy, Selim M ^a   Jett, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; NERVE; PAIN; PANCOAST TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCOAST'S SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030711714     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199711063371907     Document Type: Review

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