Pulmonary sulcus tumor
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| Pulmonary sulcus tumor | |
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| Term | Pulmonary sulcus tumor |
| Short definition | pulmonary sulcus tumor - (pronounced) (PUL-muh-NAYR-ee SUL-kus TOO-mer) form of lung cancer that starts in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues, such as the ribs and vertebrae. Most pulmonary sulcus tumors are non-small cell cancers. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
pulmonary sulcus tumor - (pronounced) (PUL-muh-NAYR-ee SUL-kus TOO-mer) form of lung cancer that starts in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues, such as the ribs and vertebrae. Most pulmonary sulcus tumors are non-small cell cancers. Also called Pancoast tumor
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Pulmonary sulcus tumor
- Wikipedia's article - Pulmonary sulcus tumor
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