Bilateral diaphragmatic weakness: a late complication of radiotherapy
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- 1 September 1997
- Vol. 52 (9) , 829-831
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.52.9.829
Abstract
Brachial plexus neuropathy is an unfortunate complication that sometimes follows radiotherapy to the axillary and supraclavicular regions. A patient is described who, 30 years after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease and more than 10 years after the development of radiation-induced bilateral brachial plexus neuropathy, presented with bilateral diaphragmatic weakness secondary to bilateral phrenic nerve weakness. Previous radiotherapy was the most probable cause of the condition.Keywords
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