A multidisciplinary approach to management in a patient with bilateral superior sulcus non-small-cell lung carcinoma

Clin Lung Cancer. 2006 Sep;8(2):146-8. doi: 10.3816/CLC.2006.n.044.

Abstract

Superior sulcus tumors comprise a rare subset of non-small-cell lung carcinomas that are particularly challenging to treat because of their location and extent of nerve and vessel involvement. In this report, we present a case illustrating the uncommon situation of a patient presenting with bilateral superior sulcus tumors, and we review the latest combined therapeutic approach developed to aggressively treat the more common unilateral presentation of these tumors.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Care Management*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Radiography