Successful treatment of severe extremity pain in myelofibrosis with low-dose single-fraction radiation therapy

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 808-810

  Neben Wittich, Michelle A ^a   Brown, Paul D ^a   Tefferi, Ayalew ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAMADOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SCINTISCANNING; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MYELOFIBROSIS; MYELOID METAPLASIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETREATMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PRIMARY MYELOFIBROSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PRIMARY MYELOFIBROSIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SPLENECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957659215     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21819     Document Type: Article

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