Open AccessPancoast Syndrome Due to High Grade Anaplastic Tumor
Author(s) -
Christian Almanzar,
Seth Maxwell,
M. Jose Moreno Gomez,
Omar Ansari,
Luis Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hca healthcare journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3830
pISSN - 2689-0216
DOI - 10.36518/2689-0216.1076
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , adenocarcinoma , chemotherapy , adenocarcinoma of the lung , anaplastic carcinoma , complication , radiation therapy , radiology , cancer , oncology , surgery , carcinoma
Description The Pancoast tumor is an uncommon type of lung cancer that arises from within the superior sulcus. With most clinical manifestations occurring due to mass effect, Pancoast syndrome is a known complication that includes shoulder and arm musculoskeletal pain, Horner's syndrome and neurological complications of the upper extremities, including weakness and atrophy. Even though adenocarcinoma is the most common cause of Pancoast syndrome among lung cancers, other malignancies can be responsible as well. Treatment is similar to that of other standard NSCLC treatments that include chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy and surgery. Here we report a patient with Pancoast syndrome secondary to a poorly differentiated malignant neoplasm composed of anaplastic cells.