THE SO-CALLED SUPERIOR PULMONARY SULCUS TUMOR
Authors: L. Feldman, I. Davidsohn, G. Danelius
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1939)

Case Reports1 March 1939THE SO-CALLED SUPERIOR PULMONARY SULCUS TUMORL. FELDMAN, M.D., I. DAVIDSOHN, M.D., G. DANELIUS, M.D.L. FELDMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, I. DAVIDSOHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, G. DANELIUS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-9-1507 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe term "superior pulmonary sulcus tumor" was introduced by Pancoast1in 1932 to designate a special tumor producing a complex that was characterized by: (a) Pain around the shoulder and down the arm; (b) Horner's syndrome (unilateral ptosis, miosis, enophthalmos and anhidrosis); (c) roentgen-ray evidence of a small homogeneous shadow at the extreme apex, of local rib destruction, and often of infiltration into the adjacent vertebrae; (d) atrophy of muscles of arm and hand; (e) and finding a tumor at the thoracic inlet. Pancoast based his conclusions on a study of seven cases. Four of them he had reported already...Bibliography1. PANCOAST HK: Superior pulmonary sulcus tumor, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1391. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication December 1, 1937.From the Departments of Medicine, Pathology, and Roentgenology of the Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byGeschwülste der Lunge, Pleura und BrustwandDie Bronchographie mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Anwendung in der Thoraxchirurgie 1 March 1939Volume 12, Issue 9Page: 1507-1521KeywordsAtrophyHospital medicineLung and intrathoracic tumorsMusclesMyalgiaPtosisRibsShouldersVertebrae ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1939 PDF downloadLoading ...