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2 unusual facts about Pancoast tumor


Pancoast

Pancoast tumor, also called a pulmonary sulcus tumor or superior sulcus tumor, is a tumor of the pulmonary apex

Pancoast tumor

Aside from cancer general symptoms such as malaise, fever, weight loss and fatigue, Pancoast tumour can include a complete Horner's syndrome in severe cases: miosis (constriction of the pupils), anhidrosis (lack of sweating), ptosis (drooping of the eyelid) and enophthalmos (sunken eyeball).



see also

Pancoast

Henry Pancoast (1875–1939), American radiologist after whom a type of lung tumor is named (Pancoast tumor)