Effect of topical morphine for mucositis-associated pain following concomitant chemoradiotherapy for head and neck carcinoma

Cancer

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2230-2236

  Cerchietti, Leandro C A ^a   Navigante, Alfredo H ^a   Bonomi, Marcelo R ^a   Zaderajko, Mariel A ^a   Menéndez, Pablo R ^a   Pogany, Catalina E ^a   Roth, Berta M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Head and neck carcinoma; Mucositis; Pain; Topical morphine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUOROURACIL; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; MYLANTA; OPIATE; XYLOCAINA VISCOSA;

ADULT; AGED; AGEUSIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTHWASH; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVATION DISORDER; XEROSTOMIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CISPLATIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; MOUTH MUCOSA; MOUTHWASHES; PAIN; RADIOTHERAPY; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037110614     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10938     Document Type: Article

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