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Why Do I Have Numbness From The Spine Radiating To Under The Right Breast?
Question: I have numbness from spine around to under the rt. Breast.
Brief Answer:
We need to exclude a pinched nerve in the back.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
We need to exclude a pinched nerve in back. The symptoms are in a nerve root distribution. The nerve that comes from back to the breast region is the thoracic nerve-T4 (also called as D4). MRI can help in identifying the root cause.
I sincerely hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar
We need to exclude a pinched nerve in the back.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
We need to exclude a pinched nerve in back. The symptoms are in a nerve root distribution. The nerve that comes from back to the breast region is the thoracic nerve-T4 (also called as D4). MRI can help in identifying the root cause.
I sincerely hope my reply has helped you.
I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar
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