Pancoast's Syndrome due to Metastatic Carcinoma from the Stomach

We describe here a case of Pancoast's syndrome due to metastatic carcinoma from the stomach. Although obtaining a tissue diagnosis is often difficult with apical lesions, transbronchial or percutaneous needle biopsy is the procedure of choice since a certain number of these cases are potentiall...

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Main Authors: Takahide Kodama, Hiroaki Satoh, Shinsuke Homma, Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2003/452741
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Summary:We describe here a case of Pancoast's syndrome due to metastatic carcinoma from the stomach. Although obtaining a tissue diagnosis is often difficult with apical lesions, transbronchial or percutaneous needle biopsy is the procedure of choice since a certain number of these cases are potentially curable.
ISSN:1198-2241