Abstract 2 patients with breast cancer developed progressive brachial plexopathy. The
unusual electromyographic finding in both patients was conduction block (neuropraxia) …

Breast cancer patients may develop signs and symptoms of brachial plexus dysfunction.
Infiltration of the plexus by metastatic tumor and radiation-induced fibrosis are the most …

Clinical and electrophysiological examinations of the brachial plexus was carried out in 61
women after radiotherapy following operation for breast cancer. A number of clinical …

Dear Editor, Radiation fibrosis, primary and metastatic lung cancer, and metastatic breast
cancer account for almost threefourths of the causes of atraumatic brachial plexopathy [1] …

The clinical and neurophysiological characteristics of radiation‐induced brachial plexopathy
(RBP) were assessed in 79 breast cancer patients without signs of recurrent disease at least …

Brachial plexus syndrome occurs not infrequently in patients with malignant disease. It is
due to compression or direct invasion of the nerves by tumor, causing pain and sensory and …

The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and electromyographical
characteristics of the initial picture, and the subsequent course of the radiation-induced …

OBJECTIVE Perineural spread of breast cancer to the brachial plexus can lead to pain,
sensory alterations, and upper-extremity weakness. Although rare, perineural spread is an …

Objectives: To study the clinical presentation and natural history of radiationinduced brachial
plexopathy in 33 women treated for carcinoma of the breast. Methods: All of the patients …

10601 Background: Brachial plexopathy is a well-recognized complication of breast cancer,
most attributed to late effects of radiation. However, direct involvement of brachial plexus by …