Pancoat's Tumor

[Lorenzo]

Pancoat's tumor:

- a carcinoma that occurs in the apex of the lung and may affect the cervical sympathetic plexus, causing Horner's Syndrome.

Horner's syndrome has the following clinical symptoms: ptosis (deviation of the eyes), miosis (constriction of the eyes) and anhidrosis (lacking of sweat).



reference: clinical internship experience

[Lorenzo]

metastatic spread of pancoat's tumor.


reference: medscape today

[Lorenzo]

surgical resection of pancoats tumor.