Radiation-induced lumbar plexopathy
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radiation-induced-lumbar-plexopathy-298-5362084
title:
Radiation-induced lumbar plexopathy
text:
Radiation-induced lumbar plexopathy (RILP) or radiation-induced lumbosacral plexopathy (RILSP) is nerve damage in the pelvis and lower spine area caused by therapeutic radiation treatments. RILP is a rare side effect of external beam radiation therapy and both interstitial and intracavity brachytherapy radiation implants. In general terms, such nerve damage may present in stages, earlier as demyelination and later as complications of chronic radiation fibrosis. RILP occurs as a result of radiati
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description:
Type of nerve damage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation-induced_lumbar_plexopathy
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2024-04-01T05:47:27Z
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