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- Title
TUMOR DE PANCOAST O TUMOR DEL SURCO PULMONAR SUPERIOR. PRESENTACIÓN DE CASO Y REVISIÓN DE LA LITERATURA.
- Authors
Puma, R.; Huerta, D.; Gallardo, A.; Clerici, M.
- Abstract
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the world, both men and women. A 75% of patients at diagnosis have some degree of cough, hemoptysis and dyspnea as initial symptoms. Pancoast tumor or superior pulmonary sulcus tumor represents less than 5% of all bronchogenic carcinomas. They are located at the apex of the lung and is mainly characterized by invasion by contiguity of thoracic outlet structures and different from the usual signosintomatología: shoulder pain and / or the ipsilateral arm. We present the case of a male patient of 63 years after attend different services (such as orthopedics, neurology, and speech therapy) was diagnosed with Pancoast tumor biopsy of cervical lymphadenopathy. The diagnosis of Pancoast tumor should be suspected at the persistence painful shoulder syndrome in patients over 60 years with a history of smoking. The usual clinical presentation of this type of lung cancer unnecessarily delaying diagnosis and correct treatment.
- Publication
Revista Argentina de Residentes de Cirugía, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 1, p20
- ISSN
0328-9206
- Publication type
Article