Effective treatment of the brachial plexus syndrome in breast cancer patients by early detection and control of loco-regional metastases with radiation or systemic therapy

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-224

  Kamenova, Boriana ^a   Braverman, Albert S ^a,b   Schwartz, Michael ^a   Sohn, Chul ^a   Lange, Christopher ^a   Efiom Ekaha, Daniel ^a   Rotman, Marvin ^a   Yoon, Harold ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachial plexopathy; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; MITOMYCIN; PACLITAXEL; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS SYNDROME; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METASTASIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 70349581838     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-008-0838-3     Document Type: Article

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