Anterior cingulotomy improves malignant mesothelioma pain and dyspnoea

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 471-474

  Pereira, Erlick A C ^a,b   Paranathala, Menaka ^a,b   Hyam, Jonathan A ^a,b   Green, Alexander L ^a,b   Aziz, Tipu Z ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Cingulotomy; Dyspnoea; Lesion; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; GABAPENTIN; OPIATE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BILATERAL ANTERIOR CINGULOTOMY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROSURGERY; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THORAX PAIN; CINGULATE GYRUS; FATALITY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MESOTHELIOMA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; DYSPNEA; FATAL OUTCOME; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84899849232     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688697.2013.857006     Document Type: Article

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