Pulmonary sulcus tumor — A pulmonary sulcus tumor is a type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae. Most pulmonary sulcus tumors are non small cell cancers. Also called Pancoast tumor. External… … Wikipedia
pulmonary sulcus tumor — A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae. Most pulmonary sulcus tumors are non small cell cancers. Also called Pancoast tumor … English dictionary of cancer terms
pulmonary sulcus tumor — a tumor at the apex of the lung, extending outward to destroy the ribs and vertebrae and invading the brachial plexus; see also Pancoast syndrome (def. 1), under syndrome. Called also Pancoast t. and superior sulcus t … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — (anatomy) A groove, crevice, or furrow.Plural sulci* used in Latin to refer to a groove, furrow or trench. * used in planetary geology to refer to subparallel grooves and ditches formed by geological processes. See Sulcus (geology) * used in… … Wikipedia
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
sulcus pulmonalis — [TA] pulmonary sulcus a large vertical groove in the posterior part of the thoracic cavity, one on either side of the bodies of the vertebrae posterior to the level of their ventral surface, lodging the posterior, bulky portion of the lung … Medical dictionary
pulmonary groove — sulcus pulmonalis … Medical dictionary
superior sulcus tumor — pulmonary sulcus t … Medical dictionary
Coronary sulcus — Sternocostal surface of heart. (Right coronary artery, which runs down coronary sulcus, is visible at left.) Latin sulcus coronarius Gray s … Wikipedia
Anterior interventricular sulcus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = sulcus interventricularis anterior GraySubject = 138 GrayPage = 527 Caption = Sternocostal surface of heart. (Sulcus visible at bottom right, but not labeled.) Caption2 = Heart of dog. 1. left ventricle 2.… … Wikipedia
Deep sulcus sign — In radiology, the deep sulcus sign on a supine chest radiograph is an indication of a pneumothorax.[1][2] In a supine film (common in the ICU), it may be the only indication of a pneumothorax because air collects anteriorly and basally, within… … Wikipedia