title: Partial ulnar nerve transfer to the nerve to the biceps for the treatment of brachial plexopathy in metastatic breast carcinoma: case report.
abstract: Brachial plexus neuropathy can cause progressive pain and disability in patients with breast cancer. Metastatic spread and radiation injury are the most common causes in these patients. We report a case of partial ulnar nerve transfer to the nerve to the biceps muscle to restore elbow flexion in a patient with combined radiation-induced and metastatic brachial plexopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Manzhi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Aymeric Lim Yu
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umapathi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020516:Brachial Plexus Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D044584:Carcinoma, Ductal / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery; D016067:Nerve Transfer / Q000379:methods*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*