Role of cervical cordotomy and other neurolytic procedures in thoracic cancer pain

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-10

  Zuurmond, Wouter W A ^a   Perez, Roberto S G M ^a   Loer, Stephen A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neurolytic procedures; Percutaneous cervical cordotomy; Thoracic cancer pain

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CORDOTOMY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; THORAX TUMOR;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CORDOTOMY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; THORACIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77950345361     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e328335962c     Document Type: Article

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