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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mazia Fatima, MBBS [2]

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Common risk factors in the development of Pancoast tumor include asbestos exposure for prolonged period of time, exposure to gold, nickel, smoking, secondary smoke exposure.

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  1. Kraut MJ, Vallières E, Thomas CR (2003). "Pancoast (superior sulcus) neoplasms". Curr Probl Cancer. 27 (2): 81–104. PMID 12717414.
  2. Nikolaos P, Vasilios L, Efstratios K, Panagiotis A, Christos P, Nikolaos B, Antonios H, Tsakiridis K, Zarogoulidis P, Zarogoulidis K, Katsikogiannis N, Kougioumtzi I, Machairiotis N, Tsiouda T, Machairiotis N, Madesis A, Vretzakis G, Kolettas A, Dimitrios D (2014). "Therapeutic modalities for Pancoast tumors". J Thorac Dis. 6 Suppl 1: S180–93. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.12.31. PMC 3966148. PMID 24672693.

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