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Pancoast tumor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006278

A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae. Most Pancoast tumors are non-small cell cancers. Also called pulmonary sulcus tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006278
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspulmonary sulcus tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006278",
  "term": "Pancoast tumor",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae. Most Pancoast tumors are non-small cell cancers. Also called pulmonary sulcus tumor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pulmonary sulcus tumor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pancoast-tumor/"
}

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