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The combined neurosurgical-thoracic management of superior sulcus tumors. 1987

N Sundaresan, and B S Hilaris, and N Martini

St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY.

Thirty patients with superior sulcus carcinoma were prospectively evaluated over an 18-month period. All patients underwent complete neuroradiological evaluation by computed tomography (CT) and myelography. Prior to operation, brachial plexopathy was noted in 20 patients (67%), and invasion of the spine in eight (27%). Using a team approach, gross total resection of tumor was achieved in 17 of 26 patients (65%) undergoing thoracotomy. There was no operative mortality. The use of a team approach allows extended surgical resection, especially when the spine is involved. In patients presenting with brachial plexopathy or cord compression, de novo surgery before radiation may provide better long-term palliation and pain relief.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009192	Myelography	X-ray visualization of the spinal cord following injection of contrast medium into the spinal arachnoid space.	Cisternography, Myelographic,Myelographic Cisternography,Cisternographies, Myelographic,Myelographic Cisternographies,Myelographies
D009361	Neoplasm Invasiveness	Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue.	Invasiveness, Neoplasm,Neoplasm Invasion,Invasion, Neoplasm
D009362	Neoplasm Metastasis	The transfer of a neoplasm from one organ or part of the body to another remote from the primary site.	Metastase,Metastasis,Metastases, Neoplasm,Metastasis, Neoplasm,Neoplasm Metastases,Metastases
D010166	Palliative Care	Care alleviating symptoms without curing the underlying disease. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Palliative Treatment,Palliative Supportive Care,Palliative Surgery,Palliative Therapy,Surgery, Palliative,Therapy, Palliative,Care, Palliative,Palliative Treatments,Supportive Care, Palliative,Treatment, Palliative,Treatments, Palliative
D010178	Pancoast Syndrome	A condition caused by an apical lung tumor (Pancoast tumor) with involvement of the nearby vertebral column and the BRACHIAL PLEXUS. Symptoms include pain in the shoulder and the arm, and atrophy of the hand.	Pancoast Tumor,Pancoast's Syndrome,Pancoasts Syndrome,Syndrome, Pancoast,Syndrome, Pancoast's,Tumor, Pancoast
D011379	Prognosis	A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.	Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D011446	Prospective Studies	Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.	Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D011879	Radiotherapy Dosage	The total amount of radiation absorbed by tissues as a result of radiotherapy.	Dosage, Radiotherapy,Dosages, Radiotherapy,Radiotherapy Dosages