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

Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis Presenting with Bilateral Brachial Plexopathy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Neurology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. nrhong@gmail.com

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Brachial Plexus Neuropathies*
Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical*

Figure

  • 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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