Department of Neurology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
Department of Neurology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Sep 13;14(9):e243354. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243354.
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.
迟发性放射性臂丛神经病多发生于乳腺癌或肺癌接受放射治疗后。其起病隐匿,放射治疗后数年才出现症状,且随着时间推移病情逐渐恶化。我们现介绍一例老年男性患者,其因左臂感觉异常和无力就诊,左侧肩部可见明显肌肉萎缩。15 年前,该患者因鼻咽癌接受放射治疗。