Pitfalls and delay in the diagnosis of Pancoast tumour presenting in orthopaedic units

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 291-295

  Bisbinas, Ilias ^a,b   Langkamer, V G ^a  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Orthopaedic clinic; Pancoast tumour

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; PANCOAST TUMOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SMOKING; SPONDYLOLYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032873904     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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