CONTEXT Non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLCs) of the superior sulcus are considered to be the most challenging type of malignant thoracic disease. In this disease, neoplasms originating mostly from the extreme apex of the lung expand to the chest wall and thoracic inlet structures. Multiple imaging procedures have been applied to identify tumors and to stage and predict tumor resectability in...

Herein a 46 year-old man is presented with intolerable severe pain of right shoulder radiating to right arm and fourth and fifth fingers. He had a history of right upper lobectomy due to complicated tuberculosis eight years ago. Based on the findings of clinical examination and computed tomography imaging, diagnosis of Pancoast tumor of the right chest apex was confirmed. However, Fine Needle A...

Non–small cell lung cancer is the most common etiology of Pancoast syndrome (Pancoast's syndrome). There is only one other similar case of Wegener’s granulomatosis presenting initially as a Pancoast tumor reported in the medical literature."Classic" Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of systemic vasculitis (polyangiitis) that primarily involves the upper and lower respiratory tracts and the kid...

BACKGROUND Myxofibrosarcoma is an aggressive soft tissue neoplasm, classified as a variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Most often, it occurs in middle to late adult life peaking in the seventh decade and involving the lower extremities (77%), trunk (12%), and retroperitoneum or mediastinum (8%). We report the first case of thoracic myxofibrosarcoma presenting as a Pancoast tumor. CASE ...

Pancoast tumors are an interesting pathological entity when it comes to talking about mediastinal tumors, the alterations they cause deeply rooted in their location. The development of surgical techniques as well new antitumor therapies have created a pillar on which therapy that generates high survival these patients could be based. However, treatments also carry risks

BACKGROUND Surgical outcomes for Pancoast (superior sulcus) tumors of the lung have significantly changed during the last few decades and have improved with use of curative-intent surgery by utilizing en bloc complete resections. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of 11 selected patients treated at Moffitt Cancer Center from 2007 to 2016. Data from patient records were collected a...