NEOPLASTIC LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY

Course overview

NEOPLASTIC LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY IS AN INJURY TO ONE OR MORE NERVES OF THE LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS DUE TO MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS. NEOPLASTIC LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY IS USUALLY A COMPLICATION OF ADVANCED-STAGE CANCER CHARACTERIZED BY PAIN, MOTOR WEAKNESS, AND SENSORY DISTURBANCES. NEOPLASTIC LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY CAN BE CAUSED BY MULTIPLE NEOPLASMS, WITH THE ABDOMINAL AND PRIMARY PELVIC MALIGNANCIES BEING THE MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NEOPLASTIC LUMBOSACRAL PLEXOPATHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.