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[A case of delayed radiation lumbo-sacral plexopathy].
1Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
No to Shinkei = Brain and Nerve
|July 1, 1990
Summary
Radiation therapy for ovarian cancer can lead to radiation-induced fibrosis, causing lumbosacral plexopathy. This condition results in sensorimotor losses in the lower extremities due to nerve entrapment.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Oncology
- Radiology
Background:
- A 47-year-old woman presented with slowly progressive lumbosacral plexopathy.
- Symptoms included mixed sensorimotor losses in the lower extremities, appearing 8 years post-x-ray irradiation for ovarian carcinoma.