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ArticleCureus2024

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Radiation-Induced Brachial Plexopathy.

Neha D Shetty, Rajasbala Dhande, Pratapsingh Parihar, Nikita Bora

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Likely radiation-induced sciatic neuropathy in a dog.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Neha D ShettyRadiodiagnosis, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND.
Rajasbala DhandeRadiodiagnosis, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND.
Pratapsingh PariharRadiodiagnosis, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND.
Nikita BoraRadiology, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This report illustrates the case of a 37-year-old woman following chemoradiotherapy for invasive ductal carcinoma of the right breast. The patient underwent surgery and received a radiation dose of 50 gray to the chest wall and 45 gray to the regional lymph nodes in 25 total fractions. She developed motor and sensory weakness in the right upper limb eight years after treatment. Brachial plexus neuropathy in cancer patients may result from either trauma to the plexus during surgery, the spread of cancer, or radiation therapy, and distinguishing between them may be difficult. The case highlights the importance of recognizing the signs, symptoms, and possible differential diagnosis of radiation-induced brachial plexopathy in cancer patients post-radiation therapy. It emphasizes the role of magnetic resonance imaging in the careful assessment and diagnosis of such a case.

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brachial plexus injurynon traumatic plexopathyoncoradiologypalliative radiation therapyradiation-induced brachial plexopathy

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PMID38860104
PMCPMC11163868

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