Post-radiation sciatic neuropathy: A case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gikas, Panagiotis D ^a   Hanna, Sammy A ^a   Aston, Will ^b   Kalson, Nicholas S ^c   Tirabosco, Roberto ^a   Saifuddin, Asif ^a   Cannon, Steve R ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FOOT PAIN; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE RESECTION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEUROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY; REOPERATION; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; FIBROMA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCIATIC NERVE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

EID: 58149518624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-6-130     Document Type: Article

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