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pulmonary sulcus tumor

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007087

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 pulmonary sulcus tumors are non-small cell cancers. Also called Pancoast tumor.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007087
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsPancoast tumor
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "pulmonary sulcus 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 pulmonary sulcus tumors are non-small cell cancers. Also called Pancoast tumor.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Pancoast tumor"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pulmonary-sulcus-tumor/"
}

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