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A reappraisal on the management of lumbosacral plexopathies in gynecological malignancies: where do the physiatrists stand?
  1. L. ÖZÇAKAR*,
  2. M. KARA*,
  3. Ö. EROL*,
  4. B. KAYMAK*,
  5. A. AKINCI*,
  6. Ç. TAŞKIRAN† and
  7. A. AYHAN†
  1. *Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
  2. †Division of Gynecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Levent Özçakar, MD, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Yeni Ankara sok 27/1, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey. Email: lozcakar{at}yahoo.com

Abstract

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.

  • cervical carcinoma
  • lumbosacral plexopathy
  • ovarian carcinoma
  • quality of life
  • rehabilitation

https://doi.org/10.1136/ijgc-00009577-200509000-00032

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