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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(04): 274-278
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.73543
Musculoskeletal

Malignant brachial plexopathy: A pictorial essay of MRI findings

Veena R Iyer
Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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Darshana A Sanghvi
Department of Radiology, Seth G. S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai - 400 012; and Department of Radiology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai - 400 053, India
,
Nikhil Merchant
Department of Radiology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai - 400 012, India
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Abstract

For imaging, the brachial plexus is a technically and anatomically challenging region of the peripheral nervous system. MRI has a central role in the identification and accurate characterization of malignant lesions arising here, as also in defining their extent and the status of the adjacent structures. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to describe the MRI features of primary and secondary malignant brachial plexopathies and radiation-induced brachial nerve damage.

Keywords

Brachial plexus - malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor - MRI - radiation-induced plexopathy


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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