Pancoast tumor is a type of cancer affecting the lungs. It is otherwise known as a superior sulcus tumor. It develops on the upper portion of one of the lungs without causing any apparent symptoms. It is a very rare type of tumor. And tend to spread into the surrounding structures inside the body to cause severe shoulder pains.
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