Late-onset radiation-induced brachial plexopathy

Late-onset radiation-induced brachial plexopathy

The late-onset variant of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy is most often seen after treatment for breast or lung cancers. It has an insidious onset, with symptoms noted years after receiving radiotherapy, and the condition gradually continues to deteriorate with time. We present the case of an...

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Published in:BMJ case reports Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e243354
Main Authors: Attard, Kelly Anne, Vella, James Carlos, Chircop, Charmaine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 13-09-2021
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:
Cancer
Case Report
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Dermatitis
Electromyography
Lymphatic system
Metastasis
Pain
Pathophysiology
Radiation therapy
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Summary:The late-onset variant of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy is most often seen after treatment for breast or lung cancers. It has an insidious onset, with symptoms noted years after receiving radiotherapy, and the condition gradually continues to deteriorate with time. We present the case of an elderly man who we saw in view of worsening paraesthesias and weakness of his left arm with associated prominent muscle wasting along the left shoulder girdle. Fifteen years prior to this, he had received radiotherapy for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2021-243354