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Adult-onset brachial plexopathy can be classified into traumatic and non-traumatic aetiologies. Traumatic brachial plexopathies can affect the pre- or postganglionic segments of the plexus. Non-traumatic brachial plexopathies may be due to neoplasia, radiotherapy, thoracic outlet syndrome and idiopathic neuralgic amyotrophy. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful to localise the area of injury or disease, and identify the likely cause. This review discusses some of the common causes of adult-onset brachial plexopathy and their imaging features on MRI. We also present a series of cases to illustrate some of these causes and their MRI findings.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Brachial Plexus , Diagnostic Imaging , Brachial Plexus Neuropathies , Diagnostic Imaging , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Thoracic Outlet Syndrome , Diagnostic Imaging , Therapeutics , Wounds and Injuries , Diagnostic ImagingABSTRACT
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A 49-year-old Chinese woman was referred to our hospital for management of multiple lung nodules, which were incidentally detected on routine chest radiography. Chest computed tomography (CT) confirmed the presence of multiple pulmonary nodules and lung cysts. The lung cysts were located apart from the pulmonary nodules. CT-guided biopsy of the pulmonary nodule specimens confirmed the diagnosis of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis. While cavitation of existing pulmonary amyloid nodules is a well-recognised feature of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis, widespread lung cysts located apart from pulmonary nodules is rare.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Amyloidosis , Diagnosis , Pathology , Biopsy , Cysts , Diagnosis , Immunohistochemistry , Lung , Pathology , Multiple Pulmonary Nodules , Diagnosis , Pathology , Radiography, Thoracic , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
No abstract available.