Pancoast Tumor: The Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Copyright © 2013 Guglielmo Manenti et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. We report imaging techniques in the definition of the therapeutic planning of a 65-year-oldmanwith a diagnosis of Pancoast tumor. Computed Tomography has a pivotal role in the assessment of nodes involvement and distant metastasis. Magnetic Resonance allows a detailed study of locoregional extension for its high soft tissue resolution. We particularly highlight the actual importance ofMagnetic ResonanceNeurography,Diffusion-Weighted Imaging, andMagnetic ResonanceAngiography techniques in the assess-ment of the superior sulcus vascular and nervous structures involvement. Their integrity has been showed in our patient with a complete surgical excision of the lesion. 1