Rolandic Anatomy
Lung, Apex
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The rounded superior portion of the lung that extends above the first rib into the root of the neck. Pancoast tumors (lung cancer at the apex) can compress the brachial plexus or sympathetic chain, causing Horner's syndrome.
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