[Pancoast's syndrome from the analgesic viewpoint. Our current orientation].

Based on the neuroanatomic and physiologic characteristics, the pain from the Pancoast's syndrome is distinguished in cervical-brachial and thoracic-scapular. Two new surgical methods are described for the antalgic treatment of this syndrome: release of the brachial plexus, dissection of the over-scapular nerve and removal of the stellate ganglion, in the first case; dissection of the first two (or three) intercostal nerves and subsequent removal together with their thoracic ganglions, in the second case. The advantages of the above methods and the results reached are discussed.