Pancoast syndrome

Also known as: Superior sulcus tumor syndrome

Shoulder and arm pain, Horner syndrome and hand weakness from apical lung tumor.

Medical specialty: Pulmonology
Subspecialty: Pulmonology / Thoracic oncology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: no
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Invasion of the brachial plexus and sympathetic chain by a superior sulcus tumor.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (6)

arm paincoughhand weaknesshorner syndromeshoulder painulnar paresthesias

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