"Pancoast Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D010178
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.894.797.520.734 C08.381.540.734 C08.785.520.734
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| Concept/Terms |
Pancoast Syndrome- Pancoast Syndrome
- Syndrome, Pancoast
- Pancoast's Syndrome
- Pancoasts Syndrome
- Syndrome, Pancoast's
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancoast Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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McLenon M, Bittle GJ, Jones K, Menaker J, Pham SM, Iacono AT, Sachdeva A, Rajagopal K. Extracorporeal Lung Support as?a?Bridge to Airway Stenting?and?Radiotherapy for?Airway-Obstructing Pancoast?Tumor. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul; 102(1):e7-9.
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Kwong KF, Edelman MJ, Suntharalingam M, Cooper LB, Gamliel Z, Burrows W, Hausner P, Doyle LA, Krasna MJ. High-dose radiotherapy in trimodality treatment of Pancoast tumors results in high pathologic complete response rates and excellent long-term survival. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Jun; 129(6):1250-7.
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Lev-Toaff AS, Karasick D, Rao VM. "Drooping shoulder"--nontraumatic causes of glenohumeral subluxation. Skeletal Radiol. 1984; 12(1):34-6.