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12822662

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Our understanding of superior sulcus tumors has evolved over time. The unique feature of Pancoast tumors is their location, in which the anatomy poses limitations to resection. Many resections are found to be incomplete, and the majority of recurrences have involved local failure. New surgical approaches allow greater flexibility according to tumor location and may improve these outcomes. Furthermore, new approaches permit complete resection of tumors involving vertebral bodies or the neural foramina. Traditionally, preoperative radiotherapy has been used, but a recent prospective phase II study suggests that preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy improves the rate of complete resection, local recurrence, and intermediate-term survival.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-4975
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1990-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Changes in the treatment of Pancoast tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7065, USA. fdetter@med.unc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review