Primary Brachial Plexus Tumors: Clinical Experiences of 143 Cases

Highlights • A large series of 143 patients with primary brachial plexus tumors were enrolled. • Appropriate surgical method is the key for treatment of different tumors. • The general prognosis for malignant brachial plexus tumors is less than ideal.

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2016-09, Vol.148, p.91-95
Main Authors: Jia, Xiaotian, Yang, Jianyun, Chen, Lin, Yu, Cong, Kondo, Tadashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Brachial Plexus - diagnostic imaging
Brachial Plexus - pathology
Brachial Plexus - surgery
Chemotherapy
Female
Funding
Humans
Male
malignant granular cell tumor
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
Medical prognosis
Metastasis
Middle Aged
neurofibroma
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Pain
Pathology
Patients
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - pathology
Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms - surgery
peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor
primary brachial plexus tumor
Prognosis
Radiation therapy
Retrospective Studies
schwannoma
Surgery
synovial sarcoma
Treatment Outcome
Tumors
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Summary:Highlights • A large series of 143 patients with primary brachial plexus tumors were enrolled. • Appropriate surgical method is the key for treatment of different tumors. • The general prognosis for malignant brachial plexus tumors is less than ideal.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.07.009