A Report on 25 Cases of Post-Irradiated Lesions of the Brachial Nervous Plexus and their Treatment
| Autor: | Cassani L, Basso Ricci S, Spreafico R, Zanolla R, Ventafridda |
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| Rok vydání: | 1976 |
| Předmět: |
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty Plexus business.industry Therapeutic treatment Incidence (epidemiology) Postoperative radiotherapy General Medicine medicine.disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Radiology Presentation (obstetrics) business Brachial plexus |
| Zdroj: | Tumori Journal. 62:365-372 |
| ISSN: | 2038-2529 0300-8916 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/030089167606200402 |
| Popis: | A study was carried out on a series of 25 patients who were operated on for breast cancer and who submitted to postoperative radiotherapy, in which lesions of the brachial nervous plexus from ionizing radiations were obtained. In almost all the cases, 24 out of 25, various symptoms such as paresthesiae, pain, and motorial disturbances, were observed even one year after the completion of the treatment. Motorial troubles, which in 13 cases were not detected at the moment of the diagnosis of the other lesions, always occurred later. Etiopathogenesis and diagnosis of these lesions have been considered, as well as the possibility of lowering the incidence of such troubles. The conclusion can be drawn that useful results can be obtained, to a certain extent, only if therapeutic treatment is performed early: in most cases, however, the lesions showed a progressive evolution. |
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