DREZotomy in the treatment of cancer pain: A review

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 356-360

  Gadgil, Nisha ^a   Viswanathan, Ashwin ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Dorsal root entry zone; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AVULSION INJURY; BONE TUMOR; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DREZOTOMY; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PANCOAST TUMOR; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERUS CANCER;

CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RHIZOTOMY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 84865295909     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: 14230372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000341072     Document Type: Review

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