Pancoast's syndrome (superior pulmonary sulcus tumor): Review of the literature;Síndrome de Pancoast (tumor de sulcus pulmonar superior): Revisión de la literatura

Anales de Medicina Interna

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 194-196

  Khosravi Shahi, Parham ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Horner's syndrome; Non small cell lung cancer; Pancoast; Superior sulcus tumor

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCOAST TUMOR; REVIEW; RIB; SHOULDER PAIN; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY; VERTEBRA BODY;

HUMANS; PANCOAST'S SYNDROME;

EID: 19544370034     PISSN: 02127199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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