Management of brachial plexus tumors.
Three cases are reported of brachial plexus tumors that presented as a lump in the neck. Problems that arise when faced with such a diagnosis are discussed. A suggested protocol of management of these cases is described. The possibility of a brachial plexus tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of a patient presenting with a mass in the neck.
D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*