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Pancoast syndrome

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Description

A group of symptoms that occur with a Pancoast tumour, including arm and shoulder pain and shrinking of the muscles of the arm and hand.

Pancoast syndrome is caused by a tumour in the top part of the lung compressing the nerves to the arm.

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