Late Brachial Plexopathy due to Radiation-Induced Fibrosis. A single case report illustrating the importance of electrophysiology and MRI in differenzial diagnostics for delayed r…

Due to the improved radiotherapy (RT) the incidence of radiation induced brachial plexopathies (RIBP) has significantly decreased. We hereby report a case of a 65 years-old female with late latency of RIBP about twenty years after RT and a clinical syndrome similar to a thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). A 65 years-old female presented with progressive pain and deficits in the right arm for two years. Burning pain deteriorated by work in arms-elevated posture and by local compression in the right scalenic region. Besides radiogenic dermatosis there was a palsy (MMT: 4/5) of the right elbow flexion, finger streching…