title: [Two cases of lumbosacral radiculopathy after intra-arterial infusion of cisplatin for treatment of uterine cancer].
abstract: A 60-year-old woman (case 1) experienced severe pain in the lower part of her leg and sciatic nerve paralysis the following day after intra-arterial infusion of cisplatin for the treatment of uterine body cancer. The symptoms gradually improved in the next six months. The lesion was not detected on pelvic MRI after two months. A 49-year-old woman (case 2) complained of severe pain in the lower part of her leg three days after intra-arterial infusion of cisplatin for the treatment of uterocervical cancer. Enhancement of the right first sacral root was demonstrated by the pelvic MRI. The symptoms gradually improved with the symptomatic therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of lumbo-sacral radiculopathy associated with intra-arterial infusion of cisplatin presenting the enhanced lesion in the root on MRI. It was suggested that lumbo-sacral radiculopathy induced by intra-arterial infusion of cisplatin is not a rare complication and that MRI is useful in confirming the diagnosis. Various precautions should be undertaken to prevent such complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University.
authors.forename: Kenju
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Soma
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin