J Clin Neurol.  2015 Oct;11(4):400-401. 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.4.400.

Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis Presenting with Bilateral Brachial Plexopathy

• Park KH
• Hong YH
• Choi SJ
• Sung JJ
• Lee KW

• KMID: 2179763
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2015.11.4.400

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Brachial Plexus Neuropathies*
Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A: Excessive fatty tissues around the neck and shoulder. B: Coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted MRI reveals the brachial plexus (thick arrow) compressed by lipoma (thin arrow).

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