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( pancoast tumor)
NCCT thorax is suggestive of : By Dr. Adv.
malignant mass lesion involving apical segment of left upper lobe with bony erosion left side( pancoast tumor)T3Nomx; Now what can i do?
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Pancoast tumours are usually aggressive cancer, mainly found in smokers and are SCC by type
After it’s confirmed by biopsy go for chemotherapy + Radiation therapy followed by surgery if feasible and if tumour not regressed completely by Chemo radiation
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Go for biopsy to confirm that it’s a cancer
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Share your CT report to decide about surgical feasibility.
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Dr. Archana Prathipati
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14 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Needs concurrent chemoradiation and adjuvant chemotherapy..
What is the histology..
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procced with PETCT to confirm nonmetastatic disease
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