Commissural myelotomy for intractable cancer pain: Report of two cases

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Watling, Christopher J ^a   Payne, Richard ^a,b   Allen, Robert R ^a   Hassenbusch, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Myelotomy

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CASE REPORT; CORDOTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0029999208     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199606000-00012     Document Type: Article

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