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Methods for In Vivo Biomechanical Testing on Brachial Plexus in Neonatal Piglets
Published on: December 19, 2019
Involvement of the brachial plexus and its branches by cystic hygromas
R Shane Tubbs1, Nadine Bradley, Daniel Harmon
1Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama 35233, USA. shane.tubbs@chsys.org
Abstract:
Lymphatic malformations that involve the nervous system are uncommon. The authors review their experience with involvement of the brachial plexus and its branches by cystic hygromas. A retrospective review of the authors' experience with pathology of the pediatric brachial plexus revealed 4 cases involving patients with compression of this structure and its branches due to cystic hygroma. Although such cases are apparently rare, the neurosurgeon should consider malformations of the lymphatic system in the differential diagnosis of masses involving the brachial plexus and its branches.
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