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Brachial plexus neoplasm

MedGen UID:
272380
•Concept ID:
C1332602
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: brachial nerve plexus neoplasm; brachial nerve plexus neoplasm (disease); brachial nerve plexus tumor; brachial nerve plexus tumour; Brachial Plexus Neoplasm; brachial plexus neoplasm; Brachial Plexus Neoplasms; brachial plexus neoplasms; Brachial Plexus Tumor; brachial plexus tumor; brachial plexus tumour; neoplasm of brachial nerve plexus; Neoplasm of Brachial Plexus; neoplasm of brachial plexus; Neoplasm of the Brachial Plexus; neoplasm of the brachial plexus; tumor of brachial nerve plexus; Tumor of Brachial Plexus; tumor of brachial plexus; Tumor of the Brachial Plexus; tumor of the brachial plexus; tumour of brachial nerve plexus; tumour of brachial plexus; tumour of the brachial plexus
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003700

Definition

A neoplasm (disease) that involves the brachial nerve plexus. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBrachial plexus neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of the brachial plexus in head and neck cancer.
Fockens MM, Kraak JT, Leemans CR, Eerenstein SEJ
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Apr 1;31(2):105-110. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000869. PMID: 36912222
Management of Radiation Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancers.
Siddiqui F, Movsas B
Semin Radiat Oncol 2017 Oct;27(4):340-349. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.04.008. PMID: 28865517
Diagnosis and management of brachial plexus lesions in cancer patients.
Kori SH
Oncology (Williston Park) 1995 Aug;9(8):756-60; discussion 765. PMID: 7577375

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of the brachial plexus in head and neck cancer.
Fockens MM, Kraak JT, Leemans CR, Eerenstein SEJ
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Apr 1;31(2):105-110. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000869. PMID: 36912222
Natural History of Brachial Plexus, Peripheral Nerve, and Spinal Schwannomas.
Lubelski D, Pennington Z, Ochuba A, Azad TD, Mansouri A, Blakeley J, Belzberg AJ
Neurosurgery 2022 Dec 1;91(6):883-891. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002118. PMID: 36069570
Lipomas of the Brachial Plexus: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Graf A, Yang K, King D, Dzwierzynski W, Sanger J, Hettinger P
Hand (N Y) 2019 May;14(3):333-338. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/1558944717735946. PMID: 29058949Free PMC Article
Diagnosis of closed injury and neoplasm of the brachial plexus by ultrasonography.
Zheng M, Zhu Y, Zhou X, Chen S, Cong R, Chen D
J Clin Ultrasound 2014 Sep;42(7):417-22. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22155. PMID: 24677066
Tumors of the brachial plexus.
Das S, Ganju A, Tiel RL, Kline DG
Neurosurg Focus 2007 Jun 15;22(6):E26. doi: 10.3171/foc.2007.22.6.27. PMID: 17613218

Diagnosis

Radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy: A review.
Warade AC, Jha AK, Pattankar S, Desai K
Neurol India 2019 Jan-Feb;67(Supplement):S47-S52. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.250704. PMID: 30688233
Lipomas of the Brachial Plexus: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Graf A, Yang K, King D, Dzwierzynski W, Sanger J, Hettinger P
Hand (N Y) 2019 May;14(3):333-338. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/1558944717735946. PMID: 29058949Free PMC Article
Ultrasound of the Brachial Plexus.
Griffith JF
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2018 Jul;22(3):323-333. Epub 2018 May 23 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1645862. PMID: 29791960
Three-dimensional MR imaging of the brachial plexus.
Vargas MI, Gariani J, Delattre BA, Dietemann JL, Lovblad K, Becker M
Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2015 Apr;19(2):137-48. Epub 2015 Mar 12 doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1546300. PMID: 25764238
Diagnosis and management of brachial plexus lesions in cancer patients.
Kori SH
Oncology (Williston Park) 1995 Aug;9(8):756-60; discussion 765. PMID: 7577375

Therapy

Fibrolipoma of the Median Nerve: An Overview.
Slouma M, Zarrouk Z, Maatoug F, Dhahri R, Amorri W, Gharsallah I, Metoui L, Louzir B
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2022;18(4):298-304. doi: 10.2174/1573397118666220404080616. PMID: 35379153
Cancer and Peripheral Nerve Disease.
Sarezky J, Sachs G, Elinzano H, Stavros K
Clin Geriatr Med 2021 May;37(2):289-300. Epub 2021 Mar 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.01.003. PMID: 33858611
Update in electromyography.
Pitt M
Curr Opin Pediatr 2013 Dec;25(6):676-81. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000023. PMID: 24136299
Organ-sparing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.
Wang X, Hu C, Eisbruch A
Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2011 Jul 26;8(11):639-48. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2011.106. PMID: 21788974
Electrodiagnosis of plexopathies.
Wilbourn AJ
Neurol Clin 1985 Aug;3(3):511-29. PMID: 2995783

Prognosis

Lipomas of the Brachial Plexus: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Graf A, Yang K, King D, Dzwierzynski W, Sanger J, Hettinger P
Hand (N Y) 2019 May;14(3):333-338. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/1558944717735946. PMID: 29058949Free PMC Article
Diagnosis of closed injury and neoplasm of the brachial plexus by ultrasonography.
Zheng M, Zhu Y, Zhou X, Chen S, Cong R, Chen D
J Clin Ultrasound 2014 Sep;42(7):417-22. Epub 2014 Mar 26 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22155. PMID: 24677066
Update in electromyography.
Pitt M
Curr Opin Pediatr 2013 Dec;25(6):676-81. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000023. PMID: 24136299
MR imaging of brachial plexus.
Todd M, Shah GV, Mukherji SK
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2004 Apr;15(2):113-25. doi: 10.1097/01.rmr.0000133527.08367.e0. PMID: 15269614
Diagnosis and management of brachial plexus lesions in cancer patients.
Kori SH
Oncology (Williston Park) 1995 Aug;9(8):756-60; discussion 765. PMID: 7577375

Clinical prediction guides

Benign Peripheral Non-cranial Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Neck.
Suárez C, López F, Rodrigo JP, Mendenhall WM, de Bree R, Mäkitie AA, Vander Poorten V, Takes RP, Bondi S, Kowalski LP, Shaha AR, Fernández-Alvarez V, Gutiérrez JC, Zidar N, Chiesa-Estomba C, Strojan P, Sanabria A, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Adv Ther 2022 Aug;39(8):3449-3471. Epub 2022 Jun 11 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02191-5. PMID: 35689724
Symptoms Related to Brachial Plexus Neuropathy After Supraclavicular Irradiation and Boost in Breast Cancer.
Jin K, Luo J, Wang X, Yang Z, Zhang L, Mei X, Ma J, Chen X, Zhang X, Zhou Z, Wang X, Shao Z, Zhang Z, Guo X, Yu X
Pract Radiat Oncol 2022 Jan-Feb;12(1):e13-e23. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2021.08.003. PMID: 34450336
Lipomas of the Brachial Plexus: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Graf A, Yang K, King D, Dzwierzynski W, Sanger J, Hettinger P
Hand (N Y) 2019 May;14(3):333-338. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1177/1558944717735946. PMID: 29058949Free PMC Article
Is surgery for brachial plexus schwannomas safe and effective?
Lee HJ, Kim JH, Rhee SH, Gong HS, Baek GH
Clin Orthop Relat Res 2014 Jun;472(6):1893-8. Epub 2014 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3525-x. PMID: 24562874Free PMC Article
Update in electromyography.
Pitt M
Curr Opin Pediatr 2013 Dec;25(6):676-81. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000023. PMID: 24136299

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy and safety of ketamine as an adjuvant to regional anesthesia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Xiang J, Cao C, Chen J, Kong F, Nian S, Li Z, Li N
J Clin Anesth 2024 Jun;94:111415. Epub 2024 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2024.111415. PMID: 38394922
Patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and outcomes following surgical treatment of benign and malignant brachial plexus tumors: a systematic review.
Shekouhi R, Chim H
Int J Surg 2023 Apr 1;109(4):972-981. doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000000309. PMID: 37097618Free PMC Article
Perioperative Breast Analgesia: A Qualitative Review of Anatomy and Regional Techniques.
Woodworth GE, Ivie RMJ, Nelson SM, Walker CM, Maniker RB
Reg Anesth Pain Med 2017 Sep/Oct;42(5):609-631. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000641. PMID: 28820803
Systematic review and meta-analysis of robotic vs conventional thyroidectomy approaches for thyroid disease.
Sun GH, Peress L, Pynnonen MA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Apr;150(4):520-32. Epub 2014 Feb 5 doi: 10.1177/0194599814521779. PMID: 24500878
A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing surgically-related complications between robotic-assisted thyroidectomy and conventional open thyroidectomy.
Lang BH, Wong CK, Tsang JS, Wong KP, Wan KY
Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Mar;21(3):850-61. Epub 2013 Nov 23 doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-3406-7. PMID: 24271160

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