twenty ( 44 % ) of 45 patients with pancoast syndrome were pain-free up to death as a result of cordotomy alone , while only 13/58 patients ( 22 % ) with thoracic pain were pain-free as a result of cordotomy alone owing to the very high incidence of mirror pain in this group of patients ( 42/58 patients , 72 % ) compared to those with pancoast syndrome ( 14/45 patients , 31 % ) .
C0008031
thoracic pain
C0030193
pain