title: Lumbosacral plexopathy: A rare long term complication of concomitant chemo-radiation for cervical cancer.
abstract: Radiation induced Lumbosacral plexophaty (RILP) is a rare but severe complication that has a considerable impact on quality of life. Its occurrence is rare but increasing with improved long-term cancer survival. This entity commonly results in different degrees of sensory and motor deficits. The pathophysiological mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Diagnosis of radiation myelopathy in women with gynecologic malignancies may increase with the use of concomitant chemo-radiation. This report describes the effect of this combination therapy in a 64-year-old woman with cervical carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, National Oncology Institute, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Imane
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8715-5050
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bourhafour
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, National Oncology Institute, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Meriem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benoulaid
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, National Oncology Institute, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hanane
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Kacemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, National Oncology Institute, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Sanae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Majjaoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, National Oncology Institute, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Tayeb
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kebdani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, National Oncology Institute, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benjaafar
keywords: Lumbosacral plexus; Radiation Plexopathy; cervical carcinoma