PLEXOPATHY

mechanical compression:

thoracic outlet syndrome

trauma:

penetrating

crush

stretch injury

compression +/- infiltration:

Pancoast tumour

metastases

lymphoma

'immune':

brachial neuritis (neuralgic amyotrophy)

lumbar neuralgia

vasculopathy (infarction):

diabetic amyotrophy

radiation

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