Pancoast tumor
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Pancoast tumor is a form of peripheal bronchogenic carcinoma, that grows from the lung tip into the retroclavicular space, where it can affect the nerve plexuses.
Typical symptoms are:
- upper limb and shoulder pain of the affected side
- Horner's syndrome (Horner's trias).
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- KLENER, Pavel, et al. Propedeutika ve vnitřním lékařství. 3, přepracované edition. Praha : Galén, 2009. 338 pp. ISBN 978-80-7262-643-4.
