Brachial plexus injiuries after radiotherapy - Analysis of 6 cases

Folia Neuropathologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-35

  Gosk, Jerzy ^a   Rutowski, Roman ^a,b   Urban, Maciej ^a   Wiacek, Roman ^a   Rabczyński, Jerzy ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Department of Sport Medicine University of Phsyical Education of Wroc aw   (Poland)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus injuries; Histopathological examination; Neurolysis; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROLYSIS; PAIN; RADIATION DOSE; RATING SCALE; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROSURGERY; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447305810     PISSN: 16414640     EISSN: 1509572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Bajrovic A, Rades D, Fehlauer F, Tribius S, Hoeller U, Rudat V, Jung H, Alberti W. Is there a life-long risk of brachial plexopathy after radiotherapy of supraclavicular lymph nodes in breast cancer patients? Radiother Oncol 2004; 71: 297-301.
2. Brennan MJ. Breast cancer recurrence in a patient with a previous history of radiation injury of the brachial plexus: a case report. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1995; 76: 974-976.
3. Churn M, Clough V, Slater A. Early onset of bilateral brachial ptexopathy during mantle radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Clin Oncol 2000; 12: 289-291.
4. Emami B, Lyman J, Brown A, Coia L, Goitein M, Munzenrider JE, Shank B, Solin LJ, Wesson M. Tolerance of normal tissue to therapeutic irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1991; 21: 109-122.
5. Gillette EL, Mahler PA, Powers BE, Gillette SM, Vujaskovic Z. Late radiation injury to muscle and peripheral nerves. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1995; 31: 2309-1318.
6. Hoeller U, Bonacker M, Bajrovic A, Alberti W, Adam G. Radiation-induced plexopathy and fibrosis. Is magnetic resonance imaging the adequate diagnostic tool? Strahlenther Onkol 2004; 180: 650-654.
7. Johansson S, Svensson H, Denekamp J. Timescale of evolution of late radiation injury after postoperative radiotherapy of breast cancer patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2000; 48: 745-750.
8. Kori SH, Foley KM, Posner JB. Brachial plexus lesions in patients with cancer: 100 cases. Neurology 1981; 31: 45-50.
9. Nich C, Bonnin P, Laredo JD, Sedel L. An uncommon form of delayed radio-induced brachial plexopathy. Chir Main 2005; 24: 48-51.
10. Olsen NK, Pfeiffer P, Johannsen L, Schroder H, Rose C. Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy: neurological follow-up in 161 recurrence-free breast cancer patients. Int Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1993; 26: 43-49.
11. Wadd NJ, Lucraft HH. Brachial plexus neuropathy following mantle radiotherapy. Clin Oncol 1998; 10: 399-400.
12. Wouter van Es H, Engelen AM, Witkamp TD, Ramos LM, Feldberg MA. Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy: MR imaging. Skeletal Radiol 1997; 26: 284-288.