A reappraisal on the management of lumbosacral plexopathies in gynecological malignancies: where do the physiatrists stand?
Two patients are reported here with gynecological malignancies--an ovarian and a cervical carcinoma--who had suffered from lumbar plexopathies during their follow-up. Their management is discussed with an emphasis on the collaboration of the gynecologists and the rehabilitation physicians.
Ozçakar
L
L
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. lozcakar@yahoo.com
Kara
M
M
Erol
O
O
Kaymak
B
B
Akinci
A
A
Taşkiran
C
C
Ayhan
A
A
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*