Pancoast Syndrome
"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pancoast Syndrome" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.