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2018-09-17 04:27:41
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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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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