Pathophysiology and management of radiation-induced lumbosacral plexopathy

Turk Onkoloji Dergisi

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 147-152

  Topkan, Erkan ^a   Önal, Hüseyin Cem ^a   Yavuz, Ali Aydin ^a   Yavuz, Melek Nur ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pathophysiology; Radiation induced lumbosacral plexopathy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; METHADONE; METHOCARBAMOL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PREGABALIN; RADIOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; NERVE CELL LESION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS TUMOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INDUCED LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RARE DISEASE; RETROPERITONEAL TUMOR; REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77953467039     PISSN: 13007467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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