Persistent pain in anal cancer survivors

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-83

  Badin, Simon ^a   Iqbal, Afsheen ^a   Sikder, Manzurul ^b,c   Chang, Victor T ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c New Jersey Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

Anus neoplasms; Chemotherapy; Lumbosacral plexus; Lumbosacral region; Pain; Radiation; Survivors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANUS TUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURVIVOR;

AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 44449087378     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-008-0051-4     Document Type: Article

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