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  • Title: [Humeral head necrosis following irradiation of breast carcinoma. A case report].
    Author: Schulte RW, Adamietz IA, Renner K, Falkenreck I.
    Journal: Radiologe; 1989 May; 29(5):252-5. PubMed ID: 2543031.
    Abstract:
    Radiation-induced osteoradionecrosis of the ribs and brachial plexus lesions following irradiation of breast cancer patients are well known phenomena and have been reported several times in the literature. Damage to the shoulder joint after irradiation is uncommon. The case of a 75-year-old woman with breast cancer is described; she first developed a brachial plexopathy and then necrosis of the head of humerus after therapy with combined ortho-voltage and high-voltage radiation. The differential diagnosis and possible pathogenetic mechanisms are discussed.
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